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Mara Salvatrucha

Terrorism · Sanctioned entity
TypeOrganization[sources]
NameLa Mara Salvatrucha · MS-13 · Mara Salvatrucha[sources]
Other nameMARA SALVATRUCHA · MS-13[sources]
Legal formCriminal Organization[sources]
CountryGuatemala · Honduras · Mexico · El Salvador · United States of America[sources]
SectorTransnational Terrorist Group[sources]
Unique Entity IDECQQZSXKT6K4 · PZECB9G277S7 · XDX3D96ZMNW8[sources]
Statusnot available[sources]
Address-, SLV[sources]
Source linkwww.publicsafety.gc.ca · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) is a transnational criminal organization primarily operating out of El Salvador, with a significant presence in Honduras, Guatemala, and the United States. In El Salvador, MS-13 has evolved from its origins as a street gang into a criminal-economic-military-political power. MS-13 has engaged in widespread, targeted killings of law enforcement and other state officials; the indiscriminate killings of civilians; have used violence to shut down or seize control of vital public services; have established military-style training camps for its members; and have obtained military weapons in order to instill terror and enforce their will on the state and populace. In 2019 in El Salvador, MS-13 put a fake body in an abandoned car to lure police officers into a car-bomb attack, wounding two officers. In March 2022, El Salvador declared a state of emergency after MS-13 and other entities went on a killing spree resulting in a total of 87 homicides in 72 hours.

Canadian Listed Terrorist Entities,

(also MS-13)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also MARA SALVATRUCHA)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

Relationships

Data sources

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List34,453

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States of America · OFAC

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)22,182

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States of America · ITA

Canadian Listed Terrorist Entities85

The Canadian government's own list of people and organizations associated with terrorism

Canada · Public Safety Canada

US Department of State Foreign Terrorist Organizations104

Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).

United States of America · DOS

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,833

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States of America · GSA


Source data IDs: ca-lte-2025-02-20-6-la-mara-salvatrucha · ofac-15412 · usgsa-s4mrvs4wy · usgsa-s4mrvspg3 · us-dos-fto-bd604de4691658d86a9b7b1ba7ac5e3ab4677b14 · usgsa-s4mr46kwk

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