El Salvador deploys 10,000 troops to capital suburb in massive gang crackdown
President announces arrest of more than 140 alleged gang members on outskirts of San Salvador
Laura Gamba |
05.12.2022
BOGOTA, Colombia
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, announced late Sunday night that “more than 140 gang members” had been arrested on the outskirts of the country's capital of San Salvador after he sent thousands more troops in.
The government of the Central American country on Saturday sent 10,000 soldiers and police to seal off Soyapango, one of the most dangerous cities in the country, due to the presence of the so-called "maras,” or gangs.
"The municipality of Soyapango, the most populated in our country, has been totally surrounded since early yesterday morning," Bukele wrote on Twitter. "In less than 48 hours, more than 140 gang members have been arrested."
Security personnel were deployed to the city, located just over 12 kilometers (7.4 miles) from the capital San Salvador, to arrest gang members who have not yet been captured and to continue the "war against gangs."
More:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/el-salvador-deploys-10-000-troops-to-capital-suburb-in-massive-gang-crackdown/2756240
You might recall how much Pres. Bukele enjoys stuffing alleged gangsters into the slammer in great numbers:
