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EL SALVADOR-POLITICS-GANGS-BUKELE Some 14,000 soldiers listen as El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele addresses them in a field near a military barracks on the outskirts of the town of San Juan Opico, 35 km west of San Salvador, on November 23, 2022. - The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, announced on Wednesday that police and soldiers will set up "fences" in cities to search for gang members who have not been arrested as part of the war against these groups, which has already left 58,000 detainees. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP) (Photo by MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images)

El Salvador Sends 8,000 Soldiers And Cops In Gang Raid

Roughly 8,000 soldiers and cops have encircled a rural area in El Salvador, in hopes of finding gang members who are reportedly hiding.

El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes speaks with foreign journalists during a meeting , prior to the presidential election to be held on February 2, in San Salvador, El Salvador on January 31, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ Inti OCON (Photo credit should read Inti Ocon/AFP via Getty Images)

Ex-El Salvador President sentenced to 14 years in prison

Mauricio Funes, who served as the President of El Salvador from 2009 until 2014 has been sentenced in prison for negotiating with gangs during his administration according to the Associated Press.

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Flags of Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador Fly Over Texas

Wednesday, 04/05/2023 | with Todd Bensman