Haiti: Surge in gun trafficking fuels spike in gang violence

Haiti: Surge in gun trafficking fuels spike in gang violence

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report, Haiti’s criminal markets: mapping trends in firearms and drug trafficking, warns that a recent increase in arms seizures alongside intelligence and law enforcement reporting, suggests trafficking of weapons is on the rise. ‘Volatile situation’ “By providing a rapid assessment of illicit firearms and drug trafficking, this…

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Europol arrests gang involved in €38m fraud

Europol arrests gang involved in €38m fraud

These individuals committed criminal acts through a pre-existing money laundering scheme. Europol arrests Israeli-French gang behind €38m CEO fraud The men committed the crimes through a pre-existing money laundering scheme that involved multiple bank accounts in EU countries, China and Israel. This was stated in a statement issued by Europol. A Franco-Israeli criminal network involved…

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Police overwhelmed, development stalled, as gang violence spirals in Haiti

Police overwhelmed, development stalled, as gang violence spirals in Haiti

“Years of hard-fought recovery gains are being undone, and Haitians are grappling with setting the country back on a path to democracy,” said Helen La Lime, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Haiti.    Turf wars  Briefing the 15-member Council, Ms. La Lime said more than 2,100 murders and some 1,300 kidnappings were reported in 2022,…

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