HAITI’S PRIME MINISTER DECLARES ONE LESS GANG LEADER AS BOSTON BOSS SAINTIL IS TAKEN DOWN

HAITI’S PRIME MINISTER DECLARES ONE LESS GANG LEADER AS BOSTON BOSS SAINTIL IS TAKEN DOWN

Haiti’s security forces just delivered a real punch to the gangs that have terrorized the country for years. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime confirmed the death of Mathias Saintil, head of the Boston gang operating out of Cité Soleil on the edges of Port-au-Prince.

The PM put it bluntly on social media: “One less gang leader.” He followed with a clear promise: “The fight to free the country from the grip of bandits continues with determination. The gangs won’t be able to sleep!”

Saintil was hit during a security operation Thursday night in the Nan Nélio area of Boston. Accounts differ on the exact method—one human rights report points to a drone strike that left him with severe abdominal wounds, while police sources say he took multiple bullets in a direct law enforcement action.

Either way, he died the next day while receiving treatment. Haitian National Police confirmed he was neutralized. This ranks as one of the biggest hits against gang leadership since 2024.

The operation comes as Haitian forces work alongside roughly 2,000 Salvadoran troops who deployed last month after an ambush left four Salvadoran members of the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force missing.

Some Haitians have openly backed the Salvadoran presence and President Nayib Bukele’s no-nonsense approach to crushing gangs, with pro-Bukele demonstrations reported.

Gangs have displaced 1.4 million people and killed more than 1,100 in recent months alone. The message from the government is simple and overdue: the bandits do not get to run neighborhoods, and the pressure is not letting up.