The abduction came as gang violence has begun cresting in Haiti and an international force may be headed to the Caribbean island nation to address the insecurity.
Tag: Gangs
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Threats, Beatings, Extortion: The Violent World of Fire-Truck Chasers
The crews that offer help after a fire already operated outside the law. Then, police say, a former gang member took over a New York company and made things much worse.
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Kenya Offers to Lead International Force to Help Restore Order in Haiti
Kenya has offered to lead a police force to help restore order to Haiti, where gangs that control vast parts of the country’s capital have fomented violence.
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U.S. Nurse and Her Child Are Kidnapped in Haiti
This, along with other recent kidnappings, may signal the end of a brief respite, as gangs tighten their grip after being targets of vigilante violence.
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How Ecuador Became a Gold Rush Country for Drug Cartels
In Ecuador, an intelligence official said: “People consume abroad, but they don’t understand the consequences that take place here.”