Government Corrupt In El Salvador

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The El Salvador government is corrupted because many law enforcement officials are afraid of the gang members. According to insight crime (Hector Silva, 2014), El Salvador most powerful drug trafficking they are referred as Perrones, and that group is owned by the town mayor Hector Ordir . Perrones are a gang that are made up of smuggling cocaine, and supplementary contraband. However, there are many other leaders in El Salvador who relate to the gangs. In the past Menessss who worked as police intelligence central he was suspicious. Any people thought he was affiliated with the gangs. This source is good source because in my paper I will be talking about government corruption in El Salvador.

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