The 'world's coolest dictator' rounded up 60,000 people he claims are MS-13 gang members. A shrimp farming community is fighting back.

Dec 27 2022 by Business Insider

 
Residents of the Bajo Lempa meet weekly at a retreat center to discuss the mass arrests.

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Gang violence has made El Salvador one of the world's most violent places not at war. The crackdown by its "Bitcoin president" created a new layer of misery.

SISIGUAYO, EL SALVADOR — On the morning that Walber Rodriguez was arrested last May, he was just two minutes from his home in Sisiguayo, El Salvador.

Walber and his wife Estefany had worked the overnight shift at the shrimp...

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