Haiti Security: Latest Search Operation Fails to Find Four Salvadorans Missing in Santo

The Haitian National Police (PNH) say they carried out a search operation on Monday, November 2, 2026, alongside the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) and Salvadoran troops, for four Salvadoran technicians reported missing in Santo. Despite the deployment of several specialized units, the search failed to locate the four men.

In a statement released Tuesday, November 3, the police communications directorate (DICOP) said the operation ran from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Several specialized PNH units — including UDMO, BRI, UTAG, SWAT and the Task Force — were deployed, along with drone teams and heavy engineering crews.

According to the police, the forces met no resistance as they advanced, apart from a few barricades that the engineering teams had to clear. No incidents were reported during the operation.

The four Salvadorans, however, remain missing. Officers did recover the four vehicles that had been carrying the technicians before they disappeared. The vehicles had been set on fire by armed individuals, DICOP said.

The operation shed no new light on the fate of the four men, whose disappearance continues to mobilize Haitian and Salvadoran authorities.

Translated from the original French by the Hebdo24 newsroom.