
US, UN sanction former Haitian security head, gang leader for aiding gang coalition
Published on: Oct. 18, 2025, 6:54 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
The United States and the United Nations slapped sanctions on the former head of Haitian presidential security and the leader of a Haitian gang on Friday for their roles in criminal gang activities that have destabilised the impoverished Caribbean nation.The US Treasury Department said the two men supported a coalition of gangs that the Trump administration designated as a foreign terrorist organisation earlier this year.The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution hours later, ordering all 193 UN member nations to freeze the mens assets and impose a travel ban.