They state that Buquel’s government sought an agreement with the CJNG to capture the MARS leader in El Salvador.

In an attempt to recapture Elmer Canals RivieraAlso know as “crook”the leader of Mara Salvatrucha-13 (MS-13)that Government of El Salvador would have offered to pay a million dollars for Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)Journalistic investigation revealed by Salvadoran media the lighthouse.

Canales Rivera was illegally freed in November 2021 as part of an alleged deal between the government and major Salvadoran gangs. This attempt to recover it takes place in the context of the former February 2024 Presidential ElectionSuggests an attempt by the Salvadoran government to eliminate evidence of its collusion with criminal groups.

A covert operation was done under the leadership of Raul Eduardo Reyes Escuintlahead of Elite Division Against Organized Crime (DECO), who sought the cooperation of individuals with connections in the Mexican underworld. Despite desperate attempts to cooperate with human traffickers and coyotes, the final choice fell on him Rafael Eduardo JNickname “Rafa” either “Chafa”A veteran and fugitive leader Neighborhood 18 Sureños with a personal interest in the operation due to the capture of his sister under Exception rule Salvadoran.

Journalistic investigation of the lighthousewhich contains documented information along with phone calls, documents and WhatsApp conversations, Exposed the existence of a secret agreement between Naib Bukele Govt and Salvadoran gangs, an agreement that the ruling party categorically rejects. Details of this agreement came to light after Canales Rivera was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). for its acronym in English) in November 2023, revealed that after his release, the Salvadoran government may have also supplied him with weapons.

RaphaelUsing his ingenuity and knowledge of the criminal world, the Salvadoran managed to defeat the government: he never established real contact with the government. CJNG nor recaptured ThugDespite receiving the promised financial advances for the operation.

This case is not only an example of the complex relationship between the state and criminal organizations savior

But the ability of individuals outside the government is to manipulate this dynamic to their advantage.

Finally, the FBI were successful in capturing Rivera canals Without the intervention of the Salvadoran plan, while Raphael and her sister entered under the protection of US authorities, Buquel exposed a scandal perpetrated against the government and called into question the competence and morality of the Salvadoran state’s security strategies.