PNH : Summary report for June

0.772 kg of cocaine and more than 71 kg of marijuana were seized during the month of June by agents of the Anti-Drug Trafficking Brigade (BLTS). 7,000 cartridges, 12 12-gauge rifles, 4 9 mm pistols and 11 M4 magazines, among others, were seized by police during operations during this period. About 20 people were arrested for illicit drug trafficking, armed robbery, kidnapping and forcible confinement, homicides and vehicle theft. Divisional Inspector Gary Desrosiers Deputy Spokesperson for the National Police of Haiti (PNH) took the opportunity to present 2 individuals (Luckner Beaubrun and Raltho Anastil) arrested for simulated kidnapping, forcible confinement and vehicle theft.

19 Haitians stranded in Cuba back home

The Haitian Embassy in Cuba reports that a group of Haitian nationals stranded in Cuba returned to Haiti on Wednesday July 1 on a humanitarian charter flight with Sunrise Airways. The 19 Haitians were stranded following the closure of the airports due to the spread of the Covid-19.

PNH : another bandit arrested

Thursday Junior Nicolas was arrested by the police of the town of Gressier as part of an operation which took place around 6:00 am. He is accused of criminal association and armed robbery.

Prisoners pardoned, OPC revelations

At least ten detainees sentenced to heavy sentences for kidnapping and forcible confinement, rape, assassinations are on the list of 415 detainees pardoned on June 19 by President Jovenel Moise. According to the Office for the Protection of the Citizen who cites several cases including those of Marie Claudelle Presumed sentenced to forced labor for life in 2009 for murder, Iclaunel Pierre sentenced in 2015 to 12 years in prison for rape and Marie Hélène Dimanche sentenced to 15 years of prison for kidnapping and forcible confinement.

See also : https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-31187-haiti-justice-minisitre-delille-freezes-the-release-of-the-pardoned-prisoners-and-takes-sanctions.html

New DG at the head of the National Council of Cooperatives

Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe, also Minister of Planning, installed Lesly Alexandre as the new Director General at the head of the National Council of Cooperatives (CNC).

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