"Marero" Deported
The head of the
Dirección de Migración y
Extranjería, Francisco
Castaing, said yesterday
that they had found
sufficient proof that 20
year old Juan Manuel
Rivera was in fact in
Costa Rica to recruit
for Las Maras.
Although Rivera assured
that he is not a member
of the gang in country
El Salvador, the
immigration police chief
said they found among
the evidence notes on
people the man was
attempting to recruit
and bearing tattoos on
his skin that confirms
he is a member of Las
Maras.
Rivera was deported
yesterday after being
detained in Filadelfia,
Guanacaste, ealier this
week.
Maras (or marabuntas)
are gangs originating
from Central American
countries such as El
Salvador, Honduras and
Guatemala. Maras are
particularly active in
the United States mainly
in California and
Washington D.C.. The
word mara is a
Salvadoran Spanish slang
for 'group of
people/mob/gang'. As in
English, the word
evolved from meaning a
"group of friends" to a
"group of criminals."
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