Global InformationBlockade of Soyapango information
| Blockade of Soyapango | |||
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| Part of the Salvadoran gang crackdown | |||
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| Date | 3–31 December 2022 (28 days) | ||
| Location | Soyapango, El Salvador 13°42′35″N 89°08′19″W / 13.70972°N 89.13861°W | ||
| Resulted in | Government victory
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| Arrested | 1,300+ (as of June 2023)[1] | ||
The blockade of Soyapango was a Salvadoran government operation to arrest criminal gang members of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and 18th Street gang in the city of Soyapango. The operation began on 3 December 2022 when Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced that 10,000 members of the country's security forces surrounded the city. As of January 2023 the active phase of the blockade has been completed; however, security forces are still engaged in removing gang related symbols and the security setup in the area has been enhanced.[2]
- ^ Sandoval, Williams (23 May 2022). "Van 30 arrestos en cerco Nueva Concepción, según la PNC" [There are 30 arrests in the siege of Nueva Concepción, according to the PNC]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Eliminan grafitis en el municipio de soyapango".