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A parent carrying his child after picking him up from school, runs past police carrying out an operation against gangs in the Bel-Air area of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 3, 2023.

Haiti turns to military for help in fighting gangs

AP|Port-au-Prince|17 Mar 2023 - 21:02UTC

The country’s military was disbanded in 1995 after it participated in multiple coups and was accused of other political interference

Firearms are displayed at the Miami Field Office of the Homeland Security Investigations, that was working with other agencies to crack down on an increase of firearms and ammunition smuggling to Haiti, in August 2022.

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UN report: Modern weapons being smuggled to Haiti from US

AP|04 Mar 2023 - 13:57UTC

‘Popular handguns selling for $400-$500 at federally licensed firearms outlets or private gun shows in the US can be resold for as much as $10,000 in Haiti,’ the document said

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