US EditionUS sanctions ex-Haitian president for drug trafficking
- The United States has sanctioned former Haitian President Michel Martelly for alleged drug trafficking, linking him to ongoing violence in Haiti.
- The US Treasury Department accused Martelly of abusing his influence to traffic dangerous drugs into the United States.
- The sanctions ban US financial institutions from dealings with Martelly and follow a previous sanction by Canada in 2022 for similar allegations.
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The United States decided on Tuesday to sanction former Haitian president Michel Martelly. In its statement, the Department of the Treasury underlines the preponderant and destabilizing role played by the person who led the Caribbean country between 2011 and 2016. According to Washington, Michel Martelly would have used his influence to allow in particular the delivery of cocaine on American soil and sponsored gangs based in Haiti.
(Mexico City = Yonhap News) Correspondent Lee Jae-rim = Former Haitian President Michel Martelly (63), who was a hot topic in the past as a 'king of singers', is accused of being involved in illegal drug trafficking...
US sanctions former Haitian President Martelly over drug trafficking allegations
By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The United States has sanctioned former Haitian President Michel Martelly for alleged drug trafficking, accusing him of fueling the ongoing violence and instability in the Caribbean nation. The US Treasury Department alleges that Martelly abused his influence to facilitate drug trafficking into the US. It also accuses him of laundering illicit drug proceeds, working with Haitian drug traffickers and sponsoring multip…
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