How Haitian gangs extort up to $75 million a year

How Haitian gangs extort up to $75 million a year

PORT-AU-PRINCE —  Haiti’s Viv Ansanm gang coalition, labeled a terrorist organization by the United States, generates an estimated $60 to $75 million a year by extorting cargo shipments from the Dominican Republic and charging illegal tolls on roads and ports, according to a new report by the International Crisis Group. The report, published this week, “Undoing Haiti’s Deadly Gang Alliance,” details how gangs have diversified their funding sourc…