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The result: the seizure of one kilo of cocaine. The people arrested did not appear to be gang members. They were older men from rural areas, who undertook the journey from Guatemala or Honduras to sell the cocaine on the local market, or if they were lucky, to cross the border and increase its value. This article was translated and reprinted with permission. It originally appeared in El Faro. See Spanish original here. Why does the seizure of one kilo of cocaine deserve a full page in one of the principal newspapers in a country like El Salvador? According to the most recent report from the US State Department , in authorities seized kilos of cocaine, approximately double the amount registered in As a point of comparison, 1. The reality is much more complex, and draws into question stories that refer to the maras as the next cartel. The true importance of El Salvador does not lie in its trafficking routes or the local sale of drugs — two activities in which the maras could be involved — but in its role in money laundering. For this reason, it is important to clarify the local dimensions of drug trafficking and its links to the maras, which is based on their relationship with the territory and local consumption. Until several years ago — it is uncertain exactly when — the local distribution of drugs supplying the domestic market was in the hands of local micro-traffickers who controlled distribution in city neighborhoods. In some areas, there are still street vendors who look to make their daily profits through the sale of marijuana or crack. In relative terms, El Salvador is a small market, and its demand is easily met. Once a kilo of cocaine enters the local market, it is divided into seven parts, which are in turn divided into three or four portions. These are mixed with all kinds of products in order to obtain the substance sold in the streets: crack rocks. According to commissioner Cotto, a kilo of cocaine can produce up to 55, rocks. The problem in this case is that the amount available exceeds the demand: in El Salvador, it is not easy to find so many buyers. For each kilos of cocaine moved, most coming from Honduras and El Salvador, it is estimated that two stay in El Salvador. There is little information about who is in charge of distribution and who the intermediaries are, although some reports indicate that certain mara cliques may be increasingly involved in trafficking small quantities. The gangs get involved in the local drug market in two ways: one is bottom-up, and involves taking over local sales, and the other is top-down, and involves acting as intermediaries between the trafficking organizations and the cliques. Their role in transnational drug trafficking continues to be marginal — at least in El Salvador. The maras are complex organizations that maintain hierarchies, but also horizontal relationships among the cliques. While a vertical structure has been useful for making members comply with the truce that led to a drastic drop in homicides, it does not apply in regards to the local operations of the gangs. According to commissioner Cotto, each clique has significant autonomy in managing its resources, procuring funds and managing its rents. This is one of the reasons it is difficult to make extortion part of the terms of any agreement. Even more complicated is the idea of forming a complex criminal network that manages to take control of key links in the drug trafficking chain, thus seizing the role of the transportistas and drug traffickers. A relationship between the maras and drug trafficking does exist, but there is no need to overestimate these ties. The idea of the growing role of the cliques and their leaders in the criminal drug economy is essentially a smoke screen to hide the face of bigger organizations, the complicity of government employees and the laundering of drug money. Little is said about any of this. It is rare to find whole newspaper pages or journalistic investigations that reveal illegal networks penetrating local institutions, the market and the legal economy. As often occurs in the criminal world, the distance between the leaders and the membership base is immense. For this reason, it is important to separate the alleged ties of gang members from the involvement of entire cliques in drug trafficking. This bias has been seen in security policies based on repression, which direct attention to the weakest links in the chain, while the big players operate with impunity. In terms of the drug problem in El Salvador, the pressure of the maras on the local market and the overabundance of drugs, as well as the limited responses of the state, create a worrisome scenario in regard to the drugs on offer and the possible growth of the market. For now, the hemispheric debate on drug policy has a long way to go. The history of drug trafficking and its true influence in the country still needs to be written; meanwhile, the threat of the maras will continue to be the catch phrase used to explain the violence and crime in El Salvador. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a weekly digest of the latest organized crime news and stay up-to-date on major events, trends, and criminal dynamics from across the region. Donate today to empower research and analysis about organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean, from the ground up. Skip to content. The Local Dimension: Micro-trafficking and Street Sales in El Salvador Until several years ago — it is uncertain exactly when — the local distribution of drugs supplying the domestic market was in the hands of local micro-traffickers who controlled distribution in city neighborhoods. Rethinking the Mara — Drug Trafficking Nexus A relationship between the maras and drug trafficking does exist, but there is no need to overestimate these ties. Stay Informed With InSight Crime Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a weekly digest of the latest organized crime news and stay up-to-date on major events, trends, and criminal dynamics from across the region.