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Former Pnc Agent Receives 15 Years in Prison for Extortion in Santa Tecla

Summary by Día a Día News
Día a Día News El Salvador–Óscar Daniel Hernández Meléndez, a former National Civil Police (PNC) officer, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for aggravated extortion against a protected victim. The Attorney General's Office reported that Hernández Meléndez collaborated with a gang group that demanded $25 a week from the victim under threat of death for him and his family. Fearing assault, the victim agreed to make the payments but later reporte…
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Día a Día News El Salvador–Óscar Daniel Hernández Meléndez, a former National Civil Police (PNC) officer, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for aggravated extortion against a protected victim. The Attorney General's Office reported that Hernández Meléndez collaborated with a gang group that demanded $25 a week from the victim under threat of death for him and his family. Fearing assault, the victim agreed to make the payments but later reporte…

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Día a Día News broke the news in on Monday, October 13, 2025.
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