Elmer Canales Rivera one of the leaders of the crime boss Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), was arrested in Mexico in November 2023. He was arrested for extradition request and since then, the one who is also known as the “Hollywood Fraudster” has been in custody USA.

This news was not well received Government of Nayib Bukelewhere a whole conspiracy was organized to kidnap “Rogue” with the help Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), in an operation carried out by Rafael Eduardo J., aka “Rafa” or “Chafa”, a Salvadoran gang member who has been fugitive since 2016.

Here’s what he revealed Lighthouse in its latest investigation: “Government Conspired with Gang Leader to Bring Back Crook Through Mexican Cartel,” which chronicles Salvador’s efforts to bring back gang leader “Cruc” before Elections in February 2024.

The Salvadoran government was able to disclose intelligence information to Rafa, pay his travel expenses, and even free your imprisoned sisterin exchange for negotiations with the CJNG for Crook’s return.

The report indicates that the operation was carried out by an inspector from the Bukele administration Raul Eduardo Reyes Escuintlathe head of the Elite Division for Combating Organized Crime (DECO), who was in contact with “Rafa” and to whom a member of the gang promised to carry out a “lightning operation” to capture him.

The urgency of the El Salvadoran government’s return of “The Rascal” was based on the fact that the MS-13 leader himself is evidence that Bukele negotiated with El Salvador’s three main gangs at the height of his efforts to control violence in his country.

El Faro confirmed that “Rogue” was secretly released At the end of November 2021, he was moved to a luxury apartment in one of the most prestigious areas of San Salvador, and then transported to Guatemala, from where he moved to Mexico.

During the negotiations, “Rafa” assured Reyes Escuintla, who used his code name: Ivan, that he had contacts with the CJNG and that he would contact them to find the “Rogue”, they even planned to inform the Mexican cartel that Inspector Escuintla was impersonating for a businessman who was allegedly influenced by Crook and who Now he wanted revenge.

The mission will cost the Bukele government: million dollars for the Mexican cartel250 thousand dollars for Barrio 18 Sureños and 50 thousand for him.

However, this was all a lie: “Rafa” never involved his gang, he never made contact with the CJNG, he never traveled to Mexico, and there were never gangsters discussing the price of a kidnapping.

In fact, he contacted journalists from Lighthouse and United States authorities to provide them with detailed information about failed conspiracy.