Haiti - FLASH : Significant seizure of ammunition in Mirebalais
Sunday, March 9, 2025, during a routine check on national road #3, in Trianon, a locality of Mirebalais (Central Dept.), the police officers of the Mirebalais Police Station, intercepted a Toyota Hiace van, registration TP-27525, with 4 people on board, coming from Artibonite and heading towards Port-au-Prince.
During the search of the vehicle, the police officers discovered hidden in a bale of used thrift, 3 firearms including an assault rifle and 10,460 rounds of ammunition distributed in their original boxes.
According to Frédéric Occéan, the Departmental Delegate of the Center, the driver Honel Mémé (36 years old) and another occupant of the vehicle were allegedly lynched by members of an exasperated and highly motivated population. The other two passengers managed to escape and are being actively hunted by members of the population and sought by law enforcement.
The police authorities have opened an investigation to discover the origin of the weapons and ammunition, their destination and the network(s) involved in their transport.
