Former U.S. Police Officer Admits to Smuggling Weapons to Haiti

Jean Robert Casimir, 53, a former Haitian police officer who became a naturalized U.S. citizen and resides in Lauderhill, Florida, pleaded guilty before a federal court in Washington to conspiracy, smuggling and violations of U.S. export control laws. He played a leading role in this vast arms-trafficking network, which operated between 2020 and 2024. He exported 140 weapons from South Florida to Haiti, the Miami Herald reported on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.

He faces up to 35 years in prison when he is sentenced on December