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MS-13 organisation

Named in 2 reports across 2 stories - 24 Aug – 23 Sept
24 Aug 202623 Sept 2026

The web around MS-13

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with MS-13. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without MS-13.

Bukele’s political cradle and Salvadoran prosecutors share 1 reportBukele’s political cradle and Nuevo Cuscatlán share 1 reportNuevo Cuscatlán and Salvadoran prosecutors share 1 reportDavid Eduardo Mejía Martínez and Mara Salvatrucha share 1 reportMS-13Bukele’s politica…Bukele’s political cradle - 1 shared report (place)David Eduar…David Eduardo Mejía Martínez - 1 shared report (person)Mara Salvat…Mara Salvatrucha - 1 shared report (organization)Nuevo Cusca…Nuevo Cuscatlán - 1 shared report (place)Salvadoran …Salvadoran prosecutors - 1 shared report (organization)

The stories

MS-13 gang members say they buried 200 people in Bukele’s political cradle

2 outlets1 report names MS-1322 Aug – 24 Aug

Judge orders release of Salvadoran migrant wrongly accused of being an MS-13 gang member after 10 months in custody

1 outlets1 report names MS-1323 Sept

People they appear with

David Eduardo Mejía Martínez1

Places in the same coverage

Bukele’s political cradle1Nuevo Cuscatlán1

Organisations in the same coverage

Mara Salvatrucha1Salvadoran prosecutors1

Who keeps naming them

El Pais English2

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