Haiti is currently engulfed in chaos as local gangs fight with weakened government and police forces for control. But despite the conflict being eminently local, the criminal groups are aided by a key foreign component: their weapons mainly come from overseas. Specifically, from the United States.
NBC News reported that the Department of Homeland Security is trying to stop this illegal flow, which mainly takes place in Florida. Sniper rifles and machine guns are among the powerful weapons that the government is trying to seize.
