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A new naval base located in Les Cayes was officially launched in Haiti. This project is funded by the government of Canada and aims at intercepting drug traffickers. The prime Minister of Haiti indicated that the base scope will improve security in the southern region of the country. Earlier this year, the US State Department gave a report claiming that Haiti is still a point of transition for marijuana from Jamaica and cocaine from South America.

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As major crime increases, authorities from Haiti and the United States agreed to cooperate in fighting crime. For the past year, violent crimes such as drug trafficking, kidnapping and organized crime have increased. From May 2012 to May 2013, a total of 72 kidnappings were recorded by Haitian authorities, some of which ended fatally, and more than 1,000 homicides. There figures were provided by the National Network for the Protection of Human Rights

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Former Tonton Macoute Leader, Guy Philippe was the leader of a rebellion that help to remove former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide form office. He is currently wanted by the United States for participating in Drug dealing

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An idea originated from former U.S. President George W. Bush administration to create D.E.A. commando squads, the Current President Obama thinks that creating D.E.A. commando squads in Haiti and some other countries would be a great idea.

The program is named FAST which means Foreign-deployed Advisory Support Team. The D.E.A. commandos are able to arrest, seize stockpiles and disrupt drug smuggling routes

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