How Haiti's gangs grew into 'Frankenstein' monsters

Armed with weapons often smuggled from the United States, gangs have proliferated, thriving on drug trafficking, racketeering, kidnapping and extortion.

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Haitian police officers deploy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 9, 2024. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP)
By NewVision Reporter
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The latest violence in Haiti underscores the powerful sway of armed gangs, which have profited from collusion with the authorities, institutional negligence and political chaos since the assassination

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