Top security expert kidnapped by armed men in Haiti (opens original article in a new tab)

A top Haitian security official was kidnapped by armed men in Port-au-Prince, marking a significant escalation in gang-related violence in the country.

• Armed men kidnapped James Boyard, Haiti's Defense Ministry cabinet director and police inspector general, in Bourdon, Port-au-Prince.
• Boyard's abduction highlights rising gang activity in previously safe areas, with gangs using fake operations and targeting high-ranking officials.
• Gangs have increasingly taken hostages with double nationalities and moved some victims to Village de Dieu, controlled by 5 Segond gang leader Johnson Andre.