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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Oliver Laughland

Guns and weapons trafficked from US fueling Haiti gang violence

United Nations Haiti United States Robert Muggah Florida Matt Schroeder Arizona Georgia
a person holds a gun while walking along a street
An armed member of the G9 and Family gang patrols a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 11 March. Photograph: Odelyn Joseph/AP

As Haiti has again plunged into violent chaos, images of gang members bearing high-powered rifles, pump-action shotguns or automatic weapons in the streets of Port-au-Prince have become ubiquitous.

But this weaponry is not made in Haiti, a country with no firearms or ammunition manufacturing capabilities.

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