Swimming pools, foundations: Haiti gangs interwoven in society, U.N. sanctions report says | World

Armed gangs that have turned Haiti into a cauldron of violence have become so interwoven in Haitian society that they run unofficial money exchange bureaus, control medical facilities and manage social foundations to channel humanitarian assistance, recruit children and even fund electoral campaigns, a new United Nations study says.

The leaders, who have amassed hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom from kidnapped victims, have used their spoils to enjoy the finer things such as swimming pools, hydromassage hot tubs and newly constructed mansions built in the middle of the slums, the study adds.


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