Haitian and Kenyan-led multinational security forces launched a major operation in Croix-des-Bouquets to dismantle pre-Carnival activities organized by the 400 Mawozo gang. The operation involved heavy gunfire and the breaking of gang barricades. Authorities also seized a generator used to power the gang's activities. The operation continued in the nearby commune of Tabarre, resulting in the arrest of several members of the Krazé barrière gang.
Specialized members of Haiti’s National Police together with members of the Kenyan-led multinational security mission to Haiti over the weekend launched a major security operation to crack down on pre-Carnival activities organized by 400 Mawozo, one of the nation’s largest gangs.on Sunday that the security operation, which began on Saturday, took place in Croix-des-Bouquets, a commune in Haiti’s western Department of Ouest also known by its Haitian creole name, Kwadèboukè.
The security operation, VOA stated, came after several videos circulating on social media showed the Carnival activities led by the 400 Mawozo gang and its leader Lanmó San Jou. The joint Haitian-international security forces led a “non-stop” operation to regain control of the western commune and destroy the gang’s bases of operation.
“During this operation, the command forces exchanged gunfire with the gangs who set up several barricades to prevent the police from entering the city center,” the report read. “With the support of the multinational mission, the forces of order managed to break the barricades and enter the fiefdom of the 400 Mawozo gang.”
In addition to breaking down stands placed for the gang’s Carnival activities, authorities seized a power generator that the gang was using to light up the activities. According to VOA, Haiti’s national police did not inform whether arrests were made or if any gang members died during the operation.on Tuesday that the weekend security operation continued in the nearby commune of Tabarre on Sunday, leading to the arrest of several members of the Krazé barrière gang.
In 2024, the Multinational Security Support Mission led by Kenya was deployed in Haiti to help the nation’s barely functional government restore order amid the dramatic escalation of gang violence in the Caribbean nation.
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