SAN SALVADOR: El Salvador’s police chief, the leader of the usa’s “struggle” on gangs, changed into killed in a helicopter crash even as bringing domestic a fugitive, the military stated Monday.
Mauricio Arriaza Chicas become killed with eight others when their helicopter crashed near Pasaquina, close to the border with Honduras, within the early morning hours. President Nayib Bukele declared 3 days of country wide mourning in honor of Arriaza, who had led El Salvador’s crackdown on crook gangs considering the fact that March 2022.
The controversial campaign has netted almost 82,000 suspected gangsters below a state of emergency that allows for arrests with out warrants. “Director Arriaza Chicas turned into a essential piece in bringing peace and security to our humans,” Bukele stated Monday on X. “We will check out this to the stop, however nobody can carry back our national hero.”
