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Haiti - FLASH : Shipment of arms and ammunition seized at the Port of Cap-Haitien
22/02/2020 07:59:34

Friday, February 21 in the morning, during an inspection of a 40-foot container, agents of the Brigade of Surveillance and Fight against Fraud and Contraband came to help their customs colleagues assigned to the port of Cap-Haitien, discovered a batch of illegal weapons and ammunition hidden in coolers.

According to Jean-Claude Clerveaux, of the General Administration of Customs, the container carrying these weapons was on board the ship "Delphinus" from the United States.

These are 10 handguns (9 of 9 mm caliber and one of 38 caliber); 3 12-gauge rifles and 1 AM 15 assault rifle; 2 5.56 × 45 magazines, 5 7.62 × 39 magazines, 3 12-caliber magazines and 6 tactical riflescopes as well as more than 4,000 ammunition of different calibers.

The Government Commissioner and Justice of the Peace Frito Aristil, after the legal report, handed over these weapons and ammunition to the police authorities. An investigation is opened to identify the owner (s) of these weapons and ammunition for legal proceedings.

Following this operation, Alcime Joseph, responsible for receiving this container, was arrested for questioning.

TB/ HaitiLibre