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.

Haitian police officers deploy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 9, 2024. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP)

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

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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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.

Haitian police officers deploy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 9, 2024. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP)

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