Four members of the terrorist group the 18 gang received jail sentences of up to 71 years for the crimes of deprivation of liberty, extortion, illicit trafficking and illegal groups.
The criminal group operated in the San Emigdio, San José, San Martín, Ciudad Obrera neighborhoods and in the northern area of Apopa between 2020 and 2021.
For that matter, Melvin Adonay Cornejo Amaya will be in prison for the next 71 years. Cristian Alexander Elena Morales received a 61-year prison sentence.
César Enrique Rivera Rivas 51 years in prison and Silvia Janeth Rodríguez Ángel 15 years.
The extortion victims were demanded amounts between 50 and three thousand dollars a month.
In the trial in the Specialized Sentencing Court “A” of San Salvador, prosecutors demonstrated criminal responsibility for the crimes for which they were prosecuted.
