Crackdown Operation: Police Secures Turgeau and Strengthens Presence in the Plain

The Haitian National Police (PNH) conducted this Wednesday, November 19, 2025, a vast security operation in downtown Port-au-Prince, marking a new step in efforts deployed over several weeks to regain the initiative against armed groups. According to initial information available, several strategic streets, notably N and Christophe avenues in the Turgeau area, have been recovered and secured by the deployed units.

This operation, conducted by motorized patrols, intervention units, and specialized teams, is part of the strategy to progressively retake public spaces that had long been under the threat or control of criminal groups. Police authorities emphasize that the visible presence of officers aims not only to neutralize pockets of resistance but also to reassure residents and re-establish a form of secure circulation in this critical area of the capital.

In the plain, operations continue. Commissioner Michel-Ange Louis-Jeune confirms that police officers are maintaining pressure on bandits through continuous targeted interventions. “The deployments are still active. The pursuit of armed individuals continues to prevent any attempt to retreat or regroup,” the official stated, insisting on the PNH's determination to consolidate areas already retaken.

This police mobilization comes in a context where residents have been demanding a more sustained presence of law enforcement for several months to counter the expansion of gangs and re-establish a minimum of stability. The coming hours will be decisive in evaluating the scope of this operation and measuring to what extent the regained territories can be maintained under institutional control, an essential condition for a gradual return to normal activities in the capital.