The National Police militarized the northern Barrio Capotillo, after neighbors denounced that gangs were imposing terror in the neighborhood. The neighbors said that the gangs dispute several corners where drugs are sold. The neighbors complained that the gangs defend their rights to the corners using guns and machetes to the indifferent look of the Police in the area. Schools and grocery stores closed during the operation. Newspaper reports said that housewives bought the day’s groceries from ambulant vendors.
