On the night of July 12 to 13, 2022, the police arrested on a bus in Port-de-Paix traveling to Port-au-Prince, an individual identified as Churchill Petit-Frère.

During the search of the vehicle, in the presence of Me Bertin Vital the new Government Commissioner (CG) a.i. accompanied by Me Paul Blanc, Judge of the Court of Peace responsible for establishing the report, the police discovered 25,000 cartridges of weapons of wardistributed in 25 boxes.

The bus driver fled and the vehicle and ammunition were seized.

This is the second major seizure of ammunition after the 120,000 munitions discovered on July 1st https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37058-haiti-flash-seizure-of-tens-of-thousands-of-ammunition-at-the-wharf-of-port-de-paix-video.html . Let's recall that the former CG, Me Michelet Virgile, was arrested in this case https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37145-haiti-news-zapping.html for having released 2 of the traffickers arrested https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37108-haiti-flash-seizure-of-120-000-ammunition-me-michelet-virgile-releases-the-alleged-traffickers.html , he is accused of corruption and was transferred in Port-au-Prince for legal action.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37145-haiti-news-zapping.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37114-haiti-flash-arms-trafficking-the-minister-of-justice-dismisses-the-commissioner-of-the-government-of-port-de-paix.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37108-haiti-flash-seizure-of-120-000-ammunition-me-michelet-virgile-releases-the-alleged-traffickers.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37058-haiti-flash-seizure-of-tens-of-thousands-of-ammunition-at-the-wharf-of-port-de-paix-video.html

SL/ HaitiLibre