El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala launch force to confront gangs


  • World
  • Wednesday, 24 Aug 2016

Guatemala's President Jimmy Morales (L), El Salvador's President Salvador Sanchez Ceren and Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez exchange documents during a joint news conference after a meeting at the presidential house in San Salvador, El Salvador August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala will launch a new force aimed at combating criminal gangs and drug traffickers next month, presidents of the three Central American nations agreed on Tuesday.

The plan, which includes intelligence sharing and speedier extradition of detainees, was signed by the leaders in the Salvadoran capital.

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