Sunday, May 8 in the afternoon, during an operation carried out jointly by several units of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) in the Marécage area, communal section of Morne Rouge, commune of Plaine du Nord, 7 suspected bandits were mortally wounded.

Two bandits Joseph Rodson and Belizaire Richardson are both 21 years old and were arrested during this intervention.

This police operation also resulted in the seizure of 4 firearms including 1 9mm pistol, 1 38 caliber revolver, 2 homemade weapons and various ammunition. A motorcycle found in their possession was also confiscated.

Following the legal report of the Justice of the Peace of Plaine du Nord, the bodies were handed over to the authorities of the Town Hall of this city.

It should be noted that these armed bandits, having at their head the so-called "Boulé" as well known, were specialized in acts of spoliation of land, armed robbery, and ransom of the population of this community whom they held hostage.

According to police information, they were reinforced by other thugs from Port au Prince, Limbé and Artinonite.

The Nort Police High Command has thanked the population for its frank cooperation and promises to unearth the bandits wherever they can hide, at a time when, according to rumours, other thugs from the West tend to come and settle in the department.

HL/ HaitiLibre