A military operation against one of Haiti’s most powerful criminal gangs has ended with the destruction of its base in Croix-des-Bouquets, east of the capital, Port-au-Prince. The air strike in Haiti was carried out by Salvadoran military helicopters, which fired missiles at a building used as headquarters by the gang “400 Mawozo”.
The operation was carried out in cooperation with the Haitian police. The target was the residence and operations center of the gang leader, Wilson Joseph, known by the nickname “Lanmo San Jou”. He was not in the building at the time of the attack, according to the operation’s data.
At least 20 casualties have been reported from the attack, but this toll has not been independently confirmed. Footage published by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele shows several helicopters flying over the building and firing missiles. People present in the area are running away.
