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HAITI: Gangsters Like Barbecue Now Have TOTAL Control
Haiti Gangsters Like Barbecue Now Have TOTAL Control as Nation on Brink
A worrying new UN report has warned Haitis violent criminal gangs have nearly taken over the capital and are pushing the country closer to the brink
REUTERS 6 JUL 2025
Gang leader Barbecue centre has become one of the most powerful people in Haiti. Barbecue controls a coalition of gangs
Criminal gangsters in Haiti have nearly over run the capital as their violence spreads to previously peaceful areas, pushing the Caribbean nation closer to the brink
Notorious gang leader Barbecue has become one of the most powerful people in Haiti and criminals like him have been able to take over key areas in recent months. Armed gangs have been slowly inflicting terror on huge parts of Haiti, especially the capital Port au Prince where around 90% is controlled by violent criminals.
The United Nations has now warned action has to be taken or the total collapse of state presence in the capital could become a very real scenario
UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Ghada Fathy Waly, warned the organisations Security Council that these criminal groups were expanding their terror into previously peaceful parts of the island. She said: Southern Haiti, which until recently was insulated from the violence, has seen a sharp increase in gang related incidents.
And in the east, criminal groups are exploiting land routes, including key crossings like Belladere and Malpasse, where attacks against police and customs officials have been reported
Police taking cover during an anti gang operation
Gangs in Haiti increased their worrying presence and influence after President Jovenel Moise was assassinated in July 2021. Feared gang boss Jimmy Ch?rizier, known as Barbecue, last year proclaimed that he led the country. Barbecue runs a gang alliance called Viv Ansanm, which controls the capitals largest slums.
The former police man turned criminal ringleader has previously been condemned by the US and U.N., and was even hit by UN sanctions in 2022, but has continued to expand his influence over Haiti.
Haitis Beseiged Capital Why The Gangs Wont Stop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RFbyqr4-kk
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