US Applauds Haitian Arms Embargo Renewal, Details New Investigative Unit

The U.N. Security Council recently renewed an arms embargo and certain sanctions against Haiti to help prevent the supply of weapons to the nation, the State Department said. The agency applauded the move, adding that the U.S. is using “new criminal authorities” to “hold firearms traffickers accountable,” including creating a Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit in Haiti to aid investigations and prosecutions of transnational crimes. The unit will focus on weapons and ammunition smuggling, human trafficking and transnational gang activity. “We will continue to use all available tools to promote accountability for corrupt actors, individuals supporting gang violence, and other criminal activity in Haiti,” the State Department said.