El Salvador cracks down on gangs
Craig TaylorEl Salvador orders the arrest of 300 gang members following attacks on members of the security forces and a gang-imposed public transport strike. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Argentina: Scioli ahead in primaries
Early results in Argentina’s primary polls suggest Daniel Scioli of the governing Front for Victory coalition has won a comfortable majority BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Haitians vote in delayed elections
Haitians vote in legislative elections that have been repeatedly delayed since 2011, in a test of stability for the impoverished nation. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Pinochet’s spymaster dies at 86
Manuel Contreras – who headed Chile’s intelligence service during the Pinochet regime in the 1970s and 80s – dies in hospital, aged 86. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
US offers $5m for ‘Shorty’ Guzman
The US government announces that it will pay $ 5m (£3.2m) for information leading to the capture of fugitive Mexican cartel leader Joaquin Guzman. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico seeks Espinosa murder suspects
Mexican investigators release video surveillance footage of three suspects leaving the flat in which a photojournalist and four women were found murdered. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean