He is a member of Eighteen – one of El Salvador’s largest street gangs. He waves the fully loaded machine gun around the room, giggling excitedly like a child, as he tries to work out where the safety catch is. El Salvador’s gangs are not home grown – in culture and style they ape the Latino street gangs of downtown Los Angeles in the US.

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