Saturday, January 2, members of several specialized units of the National Police of Haiti (PNH) carried out an operation in Canaan 3 (at the northern entrance of Port-au-Prince, commune of Croix-des-Bouquets) intended to dislodge heavily armed individuals in military uniform, pretenting to be members of the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAD'H) and agents of the Protected Areas Surveillance Brigade (BSAP).

"During the armed clashes we have verbalized at least 3 deaths among the paramilitaries," declared the Commissioner of the Government of Croix-des-Bouquets, Edler Guillaume stressing that there are other deaths without specifying the number, adding that several of these fake soldiers fled, several of whom were wounded.

The Government Commissioner indicated that 7 individuals, including probably the leader of this armed group, were arrested, specifying that several firearms and vehicles were seized.

Following the success of this Rockefeller Vincent operation, the Minister of Justice and Public Security declared, "I applaud the police intervention in Canaan which aimed to dislodge heavily armed men. I recall that the PNH and the FAd'H are the only armed forces recognized by the Haitian Constitution and authorized to exercise on the national territory. Any other armed group will be tracked down to its last entrenchment. I instructed the PNH to neutralize all illegal and paramilitary armed groups. I therefore welcome the operation conducted and authorized in Canaan in the presence of the Government Commissioner of the Croix-des-Bouquets."

PI/ HaitLibre