UNODC Security Council Periodic Report, February 2025
- Gang violence in Haiti significantly escalated between October and December 2024, leading to a surge in violent deaths, injuries, and displacement.
- Gangs are increasingly using social media for propaganda, recruitment, and revenue generation.
- Firearms and ammunition continue to be trafficked into Haiti, often diverted from police stocks and private security companies.
- Drug trafficking operations in Haiti have demonstrated continuity over the past three decades, involving a small group of influential individuals.
- The eel industry in Haiti is suspected of being linked to money laundering and other organized crime.
The report, submitted pursuant to paragraph 9 of Security Council resolution 2692 (2023), covers the period from September to December 2024. It considers the significant escalation of gang-related violence between October and December 2024, together with some identified political and economic stakeholders that are responsible for sustaining criminal networks. UNODC also examines the evolution of Haitian drug trafficking connections, with a relatively small network of political and business elites that have operated the drug trafficking business from behind the scenes over the past three decades. The report includes an update on recent incidents of trafficking in arms and ammunition, as well as smuggling of migrants. Finally, UNODC reviews the latest cases involving corruption and money-laundering, with a brief examination of illicit activities associated with the Haitian and international eel trade.
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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), UNODC Security Council Periodic Report, February 2025, https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/about-unodc/haiti-report.html