US offers up to US$3 million bounty for information on finances of powerful Haiti gangs

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The United States has offered a reward of up to $3 million for information regarding the financial activities of Haiti's Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif gangs. This reward, announced Wednesday, also includes the possibility of relocation for informants. Both groups, which control territory in Port-au-Prince, Artibonite, and central Haiti, have been designated as terrorist organizations by the US. This marks a shift from previous bounties focused on individual gang leaders. The aim is to disrupt the gangs' financial networks, as they have become more economically independent after gaining control over key areas. This initiative comes as Haitian security forces, supported by international forces, intensify attacks on the gangs.

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Haitian security forces, with support, have intensified attacks on armed gangs.

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Washington has designated both Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif as terrorist organizations.

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The United States offered a reward of up to US$3 million for information on the financial activities of Haiti’s Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif criminal groups.

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Haiti’s gangs have grown more economically independent.

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The United States on Wednesday offered ⁠a reward of up to US$3 million and possible relocation in exchange for information on the financial activities of Haiti’s Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif criminal groups.Washington has designated both groups, which bring together hundreds of gangs in the capital Port-au-Prince, agricultural Artibonite ‌region and central Haiti, as terrorist organisations.The US announcement marks a shift in tactics as previous bounties have been focused on individual gang leaders.Haitian security forces, with the support of a partially deployed UN-backed force and a US private military company, have intensified attacks on armed gangs that control most of the capital but have yet to make a major ⁠gang leader’s arrest.A police vehicle drives around cars burned by armed gangs in Port-au-Prince. Photo: AFPOnce dependent on sponsorship from elites, Haiti’s gangs have grown more economically independent as they cemented control ‌over the capital and extended to rural areas in recent years.

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