Friday, November 16th Sandra Thélusma in charge of the clearance of the cargo of arms seized at the Port of Saint-Marc in 2016 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18569-haiti-flash-worrying-seizure-of-weapons-from-the-usa.html accompanied by his lawyer and after 7 hours of hearing by the examining magistrate Lumérant, Thélusma was charged and arrested.

Moreover, Judge Luméran, in charge of investigating the investigation of the seizure of weapons in Saint-Marc issued a warrant to bring against the former Departmental Director of the West, André Jonas Vladimir Paraison, coordinator of the national palace who refused to attend a convocation. Recall that Paraison made a request for the Judge Luméran's dismissal on the grounds of legitimate suspicion https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26155-haiti-news-zapping.html

Recall that in this case Godson Orelus, the former Director General of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) has been arrested and incarcerated on October 26 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25946-haiti-justice-godson-orelus-former-dg-of-the-pnh-arrested-and-imprisoned.html

An assignment for complicity in transnational crime, illicit trafficking of firearms, ammunition and criminal conspiracy has been served on former Interior Minister Réginald Delva's office https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26111-haiti-justice-the-former-minister-of-the-interior-reginald-delva-charged-with-complicity.html

Recall that two other suspects: Klétex Laguerre and Nomie Saül Bata accused of complicity had already been arrested in 2016 after the closure of more than one month of investigation by the Central Directorate of Judicial Police (DCPJ) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18964-haiti-justice-weapons-seizure-in-st-marc-closing-of-the-police-investigation.html

In addition, the two suppliers of these weapons Junior Joseph, the owner of a gun store in Orlando and his brother Jimy Joseph, were arrested in the United States and accused of illegally shipping weapons to Haiti since the port of Palm Beach via the customs of Saint-Marc https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25491-haiti-usa-case-of-the-cargo-of-weapons-of-st-marc-the-two-suppliers-arrested.html

Finally in Haiti, the alleged owner of this shipment of illegal weapons, a certain Joseph Jimmy, the alleged sender of the smuggled goods Charles Durand and a named Thélusma Sandra accused of trading of influence and corruption are still sought after.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26155-haiti-news-zapping.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26111-haiti-justice-the-former-minister-of-the-interior-reginald-delva-charged-with-complicity.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25946-haiti-justice-godson-orelus-former-dg-of-the-pnh-arrested-and-imprisoned.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-25491-haiti-usa-case-of-the-cargo-of-weapons-of-st-marc-the-two-suppliers-arrested.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18964-haiti-justice-weapons-seizure-in-st-marc-closing-of-the-police-investigation.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18569-haiti-flash-worrying-seizure-of-weapons-from-the-usa.html

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