Kenyan police in Haiti for the Multinational Security Support (MSS) led by Force Commander Senior Assistant Inspector General (SAIG) Godfrey Otunge on October 21, smoked out a notorious gang from their hideout in Pont-Sonde.
The operation followed a stern warning to all gang leaders from SAIG Otunge on October 16, requiring the gang to put down their weapons and surrender to the government.
According to a statement from the MSS, the operation was in response to a heinous attack at Pont-Sondé some weeks ago that left over 70 people dead.
The main objective of the security operation was to capture Elan Luckson, leader of the Gran Griff gang, who was behind the heinous attack of locals at Pont-Sondé, where innocent souls were regrettably lost.
Despite the gang’s frantic efforts to dig trenches, and ditches and put barricades on the roads to impede access to their hideouts, the joint MSS and HNP resolute teams went for them and smocked them out of their hideouts.
However, MSS reported that Luckson, the notorious gang leader, managed to escape by a whisker.
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Haiti Gang Member’s Arrested
MSS confirmed the arrest of dozens of gang members who are currently being grilled as locals bayed for their blood.
To access the gangs’ hideouts at the Carrefour Paye intersection on the road that leads to the home of Elan Luckson, the dedicated team of MSS and HNP officers had to fill up the dug trenches with sand.
The joint security operation ended at “Pat Chwal”, a center located in the municipality of Saint-Marc, where various weapons and materials, including HNP stores, were recovered.
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Weapons & Materials Recovered
The operation saw the recovery of various weapons and materials. The weapons and materials recovered include one (1) 12 GA rifle brand MOSBERG with serial number: 39425R, one (1) fake pistol, and four (4) phones, including two androids.
Other materials include three televisions, three speakers (OMTEC & KGPX), one screen, two propane gas bottles, one STVG radio, two bulletproof vests from the Haiti National Police, one handstand, one metal saw, one binocular, and 51 DVDs.
At the same time, MSS reaffirmed its commitment to the Haitian people.
Furthermore, MSS appreciated the locals of Pont-Sondé who welcomed the MSS team when they first arrived to set up their second Forward Operating Base (FOB) after establishing the first one at the Police Academy.
“We wish to equally thank the civilians who turned up in large numbers to help fill and load the sandbags that were used to fill up the trenches that the gangs had dug to impede access to their hideouts,” the MSS statement reiterated.
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