Haiti - USA : Donation of materials and equipment to PoliFront and BLTS
The Border Police (PoliFront) and the Bureau for the Fight against Narcotics Trafficking (BLTS) received uniforms and equipment donated by the American Embassy
These sets of materials and equipment include, among other things, several hundred sets of complete uniforms, bullet-proof vests with higher level ballistic plates, ballistic helmets, inspection mirrors, fingerprint devices, riot jackets and helmets.
This action is part of the project "Support and strengthen the Haitian Land Border Police", funded by the US Embassy in Haiti through the International Bureau in charge of the fight against narcotics and the application of the laws of the Embassy of the United States in Haiti (INL) whose main objective is to strengthen the capacities of the PoliFront to better respond to the challenges encountered on the ground and contribute to preserving land border security.
For his part Pascal Volcy, the Director of the BLTS declared that this donation would strengthen the operational and organizational capacity of the men and women of this service which fights against drug trafficking which is related to that of money laundering, weapons and ammunition.
The Central Director of the Administrative Police Joany Canéus thanked, on behalf of the Acting Director General of the National Police of Haiti (PNH), the Director of the INL Mrs. Jennifer Mergy and Guiseppe Loprete Head of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Haiti for their contribution to the process of professionalization of the Haitian National Police.
