At the Toussaint Louverture International Airport, on Tuesday 12 November at around 2 pm, the agents of the Anti-Drug Trafficking Brigade (BLTS) arrested a man. Jacques Yves Bastien Duroseau, from Miami, Florida from an American Airlines plane, AA # 949.
Jacques Yves Bastien Duroseau (seated) and another person were arrested.
In his luggage, the police found firearms, ammunition including 5 pistols and 2 rifles, as well as drones.
Police found guns, ammunition including 5 pistols and 2 rifles, as well as drones.
An individual who was waiting for him at the arrival hall was also apprehended by the Haitian police for further investigation.
In addition, Jean Rebel Dorcénat, a member of the National Commission for Disarmament, Dismantlement and Reinsertion (CNDDR) has revealed to the press that more than 500,000 firearms are illegally circulating in the country.
He also said that the illegal arms trade is controlled by 11 personalities belonging to the Haitian private sector.