In 1996, eight Salvadorans traveled to Guatemala and never returned. They didn't know each other, they didn't share the same profession, and they led very different lives. However, they all had one thing in common: before disappearing, they left messages on pager 5340.

For weeks, their families received confusing calls, false leads, and unsettling silences. Initially, suspicion fell on Guatemalan state security agencies. The investigation even reached military barracks and the United Nations mission in Guatemala. But the truth lay elsewhere.

This episode reconstructs the case of pager 5340, a network of calls, trips, and deceptions that ultimately revealed a silent war between criminal gangs dedicated to vehicle theft between El Salvador and Guatemala.

Through testimonies, official records, and family accounts, this episode exposes how a simple pager became the prelude to a systematic disappearance.

In this episode we explore:
– The journey of Juan Ramón Navarro, Roxana Melanie Clará, and Wilfredo Renderos.

– The pattern of calls to 361-1001 and beeper 5340.
– The international investigation and the role of the United Nations.

– The criminal trail behind the so-called “International Gang.”

– Theories about a war between mafias and the motives behind the disappearances.

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