A court in El Salvador has handed prison terms totaling more than 1,000 years to 28 members of the criminal group known as El Gremia, according to the attorney general’s office. Prosecutors said on X that the defendants were convicted of drug and money laundering and links to a banned organization. The ruling was confirmed on Wednesday, with two members each receiving 1,048-year sentences.

Right-wing President Nayib Bukele has led a major crackdown on criminal groups since 2022. More than 90,000 suspected gang members have been arrested under the campaign, and many have been placed in the country’s high-security prisons.

In March, the Bukele-controlled Congress approved a constitutional reform that removed the previous 60-year maximum prison term and introduced life imprisonment for crimes including murder, rape and terrorism. The maximum penalty was later extended to offenders under 18. Human rights groups allege that the judiciary has no independence under Bukele’s rule. Amnesty International says hundreds of people have died in custody and thousands have been held unlawfully without specific evidence.