Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele threatens price gougers with similar tactics as gang crackdowns.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, known for his tough gang crackdowns, threatens to apply similar tactics against price gougers. In a speech, he warned wholesalers, distributors, and food importers blamed for rising food prices to stop abusing El Salvador's citizens, or face consequences. Bukele emphasized that his threats were not a smokescreen and that he expects prices to decrease.