US offers $5 million reward for arrest of Haitian gang leader 'Barbeque' as violence soars
The United States offered a $5 million reward on Tuesday for the arrest of Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbeque" Cherizier, accusing him of violating US sanctions. A former policeman, Cherizier leads a group of gangs in Haiti whose members are suspected of murder, robbery, rape, targeted assassinations and drug trafficking, among other crimes.
The United States offered a $5 million reward on Tuesday for the arrest of Haitian gang leader Jimmy "Barbeque" Cherizier, accusing him of violating US sanctions. A former policeman, Cherizier leads a group of gangs in Haiti whose members are suspected of murder, robbery, rape, targeted assassinations and drug trafficking, among other crimes.
