On Saturday January 20, 2023, as part of an operation carried out in Delmas 75 by the Office of Financial and Economic Affairs, Rubens Vilmont was arrested for his alleged involvement in the file of the Episcopal Church of Haiti relating to the trafficking of weapons and ammunition concealed in a container under the cover of the franchise held by the Church. Recall that the police had discovered at the time during the search of a container 18 assault rifles (AK-47, Galil and M4) a 12 gauge rifle, 4 pistols of 9 mm caliber, nearly 20,000 ammunition of different caliber, 120 magazines 1 riflescope and counterfeit notes for an amount of 50,000 dollars https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37154-haiti-flash-seizure-of-weapons-and-ammunition-imported-under-cover-of-the-franchise-of-the-episcopal-church-of-haiti.html

In addition, Rubens Vilmont, under wanted notice, was actively wanted for various other offenses including: smuggling, tax evasion and tax evasion, illicit enrichment, money laundering and criminal association.

Rubens Vilmont is the 5th person arrested in this arms and ammunition trafficking case after : Father Frantz Cole https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37427-haiti-flash-arms-trafficking-father-frantz-cole-in-custody.html ,Gina J.L Rolls https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-37163-icihaiti-arms-trafficking-arrest-of-gina-jl-rolls-customs-broker.html , Mrs. Jean Lovenie Louis: https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37217-haiti-news-zapping.html and Jean Gilles Jean Mary https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37481-haiti-flash-arrest-of-the-accountant-of-the-episcopal-church-of-haiti-in-the-case-of-arms-trafficking.html

Read also about this case :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37718-haiti-flash-warrant-to-bring-against-the-president-of-the-episcopal-church-of-haiti-in-the-case-of-arms-trafficking.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37491-haiti-flash-warrant-to-bring-against-father-fritz-desire-in-the-case-of-arms-trafficking.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37481-haiti-flash-arrest-of-the-accountant-of-the-episcopal-church-of-haiti-in-the-case-of-arms-trafficking.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37460-haiti-flash-the-episcopal-church-does-not-intend-to-defend-father-frantz-cole.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37427-haiti-flash-arms-trafficking-father-frantz-cole-in-custody.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37411-haiti-arms-trafficking-father-frantz-cole-for-the-3rd-time-did-not-show-up-at-the-dcpj.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37316-haiti-arms-trafficking-father-frantz-cole-invited-for-hearing-at-the-dcpj.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37217-haiti-news-zapping.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-37163-icihaiti-arms-trafficking-arrest-of-gina-jl-rolls-customs-broker.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-37154-haiti-flash-seizure-of-weapons-and-ammunition-imported-under-cover-of-the-franchise-of-the-episcopal-church-of-haiti.html

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