Mauricio Arriaza Chicas, the chief of El Salvador's national police and instrumental in President Nayib Bukele's crackdown on gangs, died in a helicopter crash, authorities confirmed on Monday.
The crash took place in the eastern part of the country near the Honduran border. All passengers aboard the helicopter, including Arriaza Chicas, perished in the incident. The Salvadoran Air Force, which operated the helicopter, reported that Manuel Coto, the former head of a credit union facing money laundering charges, was also on board. Coto had been arrested in Honduras over the weekend and was being transported back to El Salvador.
