Over 2,500 Police Firearms Lost or Stolen in 11-Year Span

For the past decade, firearms and ammunition belonging to Haiti's security forces have consistently fallen into the hands of criminals and gang members. According to the report from the United Nations sanctions committee working on Haiti, between 2012 and 2023, nearly 2,500 firearms from the police have been reported lost or stolen. While police officers are often targeted by gangs who steal their weapons, some officers themselves sell their firearms and ammunition. Police units, even those not typically using their assigned firearms, re