PHN REPORT: 15 DEATHS, 13 ARRESTS, WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION SEIZED

Friday August 16, 2024, Divisional Commissioner Michel Ange Louis Jeune Spokesperson for the Haitian National Police (PNH), at a press conference, took stock of the PNH operations carried out from Monday August 12 to Friday August 16, 2024.

Thursday August 15, 2024, following surveillance, 5 individuals were fatally injured in exchanges of fire with special units of the PNH, including Casalès Blanco, alias “Gwo Fanfan”, escaped from prison, active member of the alliance of armed gangs “Viv Ansanm” and owner of the “Anvayi” hotel located at Carrefour-Rita (commune of Tabarre) who was in the company of 3 police officers affiliated with the “400 Mawozo” gang at the time of the intervention...

In addition to these facts, during this same period, 13 arrests were made, 6 firearms, 195 cartridges, 15 magazines, 3 vehicles, 7 cell phones and 1 boat were confiscated.

Note that a police officer engaged in these operations was shot and injured and is currently receiving treatment as his case requires.

On the same day, the PNH arrested two journalists Banatte Daniel and Richelson Cenejuste, who were aboard a white Toyota Land Cruiser car, registered SE-06202. A Ruger rifle, two pistols, 15 cartridges, two cell phones and more than 10,000 Gourdes were found in their possession and confiscated.

At the same time, the Nippes Police confiscated 5.5 kg of cocaine and 4.4 kg of marijuana on board a boat called “Destiny”, three people were also arrested. They are Claudy Joseph (24 years old), Jeannot Orelien (25 years old) and Fritzner Celaus (45 years old).

Finally, in the South-East department, the PNH proceeded to destroy a marijuana field of approximately half a square, in the locality of Bois Codene, in the communal section of Baie d'Orange, commune Belle- Cove.