Blockade of San Marcos
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| Part of the Salvadoran gang crackdown | |||
| Date | 28 October 2024 | ||
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| Arrested | Unknown | ||
The blockade of San Marcos is an operation by the Salvadoran government to arrest members of the criminal gangs of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Mara Barrio 18 in the district of San Marcos. The operation began on October 28, 2024, when the Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced that 2,500 members of the country's security forces surrounded the community.