Belarmino García
Belarmino García is the director of a maximum-security gang prison in El Salvador, where he oversees the confinement of thousands of gang members as part of the country's aggressive crackdown on organized crime. He recently facilitated a tour for Costa Rican officials, showcasing the prison's operations and efforts to manage gang violence.
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Belarmino García is the director of the Cecot prison who welcomed the deported Venezuelans with a threatening speech.
"Bienvenidos al cementerio de hombres vivos": la brutalidad en la megacárcel de Bukele que denuncian 8 de los venezolanos deportados por EE.UU. a El Salvador
Venezuela· 2025-08-18
Belarmino García is the director of the Cecot supermax prison who explained the role of tattoos in identifying suspects.
El Salvador: Tattoos transform from signs of gang allegiance to art
United States· 2025-04-14
Belarmino Garcia is the director of the Cecot prison where Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being held.
El Salvador says it shares gang intel with the US — and requests specific deporteesUnited States· 2025-04-10
Belarmino García is the director of Cecot prison, where deportees are held under harsh conditions.
CNN goes inside notorious El Salvador prison where US deportees are heldUnited States· 2025-04-08The prison's director Belarmino García showed Campos one of the cells holding about 70 inmates.
Costa Rica looks to El Salvador's gang crackdown for path to stopping violence | World News
Jamaica· 2025-04-05
