| Blockade of southern Chalatenango | |||
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| Part of the Salvadoran gang crackdown | |||
| Date | 24 March 2024 – present | ||
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| Status | Ongoing | ||
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| Arrested | 50 (as of 2 April 2024)[1] | ||
The blockade of southern Chalatenango began on 24 March 2024 when Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele ordered 5,000 soldiers and 1,000 police officers to blockade and enter the four municipalities in southern Chalatenango. The blockade is the second to be implemented in the Chalatenango Department after the blockade of Nueva Concepción which began in May 2023. The blockade aims to dismantle the 18 Sureños clique of the 18th Street gang.
- ^ Bernal, David (2 April 2024). "Ministro de Seguridad Afirma que ya Suman 50 Capturas en Cerco de Chalatenango" [Minister of Security Affirms that the Arrests Total 50 in the Chalatenango Blockade]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2024.