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Former Haiti Police chief Godson Orelus arrested in Saint-Marc on gun trafficking charges

October 27, 2018 5:30 AM

Godson Orelus, the former Director General of the Haitian National Police force (PNH) was arrested in Saint-Marc Friday in connection with an illegal shipment of firearms into Haiti back in 2016.

Godson Orelus - Directeur General - Police National d'Haiti
Godson Orelus - Directeur General - Police National d'Haiti

The Associated Press reports... Judge Dieunel Lumerant said Friday's arrest of Godson Orelus stems from the September 2016 discovery of a container filled with machine guns. He said it's the first arrest in Haiti related to that case.

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