Customs Agency reports on two seizures of weapons and ammunition at the Port of Haina.
The most recent, reported on 4 March 2025, is that of a cache of weapons and ammunition intended for shipment to Haiti following an inspection at the Port of Haina.
According to a press release from the Customs Agency (DGA), officers discovered 36,000 rounds of ammunition in various calibers, 18 rifle magazines, 13 9mm magazines, a .50 caliber rifle magazine, a silencer, and a pistol box.
The authorities also uncovered 23 firearms originating from the United States that were to be sent to Haiti. The discovery was made during an inspection of a transit container coming from Miami, Florida, and bound for Haiti. The shipment contained a .50 caliber Barrett rifle, 17 7.62 caliber rifles, a 9mm rifle, five 9mm Glock pistols, and an Uzi submachine gun.
Last week, 37 firearms at the Port of Haina. The investigation is ongoing, with coordination between the Public Ministry, the Ministry of Defense’s J-2, the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and other security agencies. Authorities are working to determine the individuals responsible and proceed with legal actions in accordance with the law.
Officials from the Customs Agency (DGA) seized the 37 firearms at the Haina Port in a container that had arrived from New York. Among the confiscated weapons were 30 rifles of various calibers, six 9mm Glock Gen 5 pistols, and one Smith & Wesson SD9 VE 9mm pistol, as well as 37 rifle magazines.
The firearms were hidden inside two compressor tanks in a container that had shipped from Brooklyn, New York (USA).
The Customs Agency reported that the interception of the smuggling operation was made possible through the use of X-ray scanners, which accurately detected the weapons.
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5 March 2025