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"400 Mawozo": The largest gang in Haiti, mainly based in Croix-des-Bouquets, Ganthier and in Port-au-Prince's Tabarre and Pétion-Ville. It has branches in Gros-Morne and the Dominican Republic and has a waiting list for aspiring members. It largely consists of deportees, former leaders of opposition groups, former smugglers and police officers.
The 400 Mawozo is the largest gang in Haiti, mainly based in Ganthier and in the Port-au-Prince suburbs of Tabarre and Pétion-Ville.It largely consists of deportees, former leaders of opposition groups, former smugglers and police officers.
Pages in category "Gangs in Haiti" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 400 Mawozo; R.
Gang leaders have seized control of large swathes of Haiti, a country without any elected officials.
Crime in Haiti is investigated by the Haitian police. Since the late 2010s, the country has suffered from widespread gang warfare and civil unrest , including a massive prison breakout in 2024. It also suffers from extreme corruption and high levels of sexual violence .
Residents flee their homes to escape gang violence in the Nazon neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti − Armed men belonging to Haiti's Gran Grif gang killed at least 70 people, including three infants, and forced at least 3,000 to flee as they swept through a town shooting ...
Rape—which only became a criminal offense in Haiti in 2005—is being used by gangs as a means of humiliating those living in rival gang neighborhoods. Abortion is illegal in Haiti, so rape victims are legally required to carry any resulting pregnancy to term [ 109 ] in a country with one of the highest mortality rates for mothers outside of ...