Abel Alvarado

3 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | David Culver |Abel Alvarado |Barbara Arvanitidis |Alex Platt

Share “One more trip,” he says. “And then I’ll stop.”He’s a fisherman by trade, born and raised in the coastal city of Manta — a place once known for tuna and tranquility. But these days, the fish are harder to find. The trips are longer. And the money, he says, just isn’t there anymore.“As a fisherman, in a month you can make $300,” he says. “But with the drug, the white one… that’s the money, brother!”One trip, running cocaine by sea to Mexico, pays $60,000, he says. Half up front.

3 weeks ago | cnn.com | David Culver |Abel Alvarado |Barbara Arvanitidis |Alex Platt

Manta, Ecuador CNN  —  “One more trip,” he says. “And then I’ll stop.” He’s a fisherman by trade, born and raised in the coastal city of Manta — a place once known for tuna and tranquility. But these days, the fish are harder to find. The trips are longer. And the money, he says, just isn’t there anymore. “As a fisherman, in a month you can make $300,” he says. “But with the drug, the white one… that’s the money, brother!” One trip, running cocaine by sea to Mexico, pays $60,000, he says.

1 month ago | cnnespanol.cnn.com | David Culver |Abel Alvarado |Evelio Contreras |Rachel Clarke

CNN  —  Los tatuajes de pandillas alguna vez fueron una moneda vital en El Salvador, hace apenas unos años, cuando el país era conocido como la “capital mundial del asesinato”. Algunos diseños confirmaron la pertenencia a la MS-13 o a la Calle 18 —organizaciones callejeras ultraviolentas que gobernaban con machetes e intimidación— y conmemoraron a los pandilleros asesinados mientras emitían advertencias a los vivos.

1 month ago | cnn.com | David Culver |Abel Alvarado |Evelio Contreras |Rachel Clarke

San Salvador, El Salvador CNN  —  Gang tattoos were once a vital currency in El Salvador, just a few years ago when it was known as the “murder capital of the world.” Some designs confirmed membership of MS-13 or 18th Street —ultra-violent street organizations that ruled with machetes and intimidation — and commemorated slain gang members while issuing warnings to the living.

1 month ago | cnnespanol.cnn.com | David Culver |Abel Alvarado |Evelio Contreras

Así es el CECOT, la prisión más grande de El Salvador 02:23 - Fuente: CNN Así es el CECOT, la prisión más grande de El Salvador 02:23 San Salvador, El Salvador CNN  —  El Salvador afirma que comparte inteligencia con Estados Unidos sobre miembros de pandillas buscados por la nación centroamericana y proporciona “registros completos” sobre ellos antes de solicitar formalmente su deportación.