Who was Mathias Saintil? Haiti gang leader killed in area Kenyan police once patrolled
Haiti has confirmed the death of Mathias Saintil, a notorious gang leader whose criminal network operated in Cité Soleil, an area where Kenyan police officers previously conducted anti-gang patrols during their international security mission. Saintil, who led the Boston gang, was killed following a security operation in the gang-controlled neighbourhood on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince. […]
Mathias Saintil, a notorious gang leader who operated in Haiti's Cité Soleil, was killed in an operation on November 6, 2025. The criminal network he led, known as the Boston gang, was responsible for various violent crimes such as robbery, ransom kidnappings, and arms trafficking. Saintil died following a security operation in a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, as confirmed by Haiti's Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé.
He had sustained serious abdominal injuries from a drone strike in Boston the previous day. The Haitian National Police (PNH) stated that Saintil was hit by several bullets in the Nòlyo area during the operation. Despite his death, the fight to regain control of territories from armed gangs continues in Haiti.
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