"The United States Treasury has sanctioned two Haitians, one a former police officer and the other an alleged gang leader, for their affiliation with the Viv Ansanm criminal alliance. On Friday, a Treasury news release accused Dimitri Herard and Kempes Sanon of colluding with Viv Ansanm, thereby contributing to the violence wracking Haiti. list of 3 itemsend of list The sanctions block either person from accessing assets or property in the US. They also prohibit US-based entities from engaging in transactions with the two men."
"Today's action underscores the critical role of gang leaders and facilitators like Herard and Sanon, whose support enables Viv Ansanm's campaign of violence, extortion, and terrorism in Haiti, Bradley T Smith, the director of the US Office of Foreign Assets Control, said in a statement. Since taking office for a second term, US President Donald Trump has sought to take a hardline stance against criminal organisations across Latin America, blaming the groups for unregulated immigration and drug-trafficking on US soil."
UN Security Council sanctions targeted two men and extended an arms embargo on Haiti that has been in place since 2022. The United States Treasury designated two Haitians, former police officer Dimitri Herard and alleged gang leader Kempes Sanon, for affiliation with the Viv Ansanm criminal alliance. The sanctions block the individuals from accessing assets or property in the United States and prohibit US-based entities from transactions with them. US Office of Foreign Assets Control director Bradley T Smith said facilitators like Herard and Sanon enable Viv Ansanm's campaign of violence, extortion, and terrorism. President Donald Trump’s administration issued an executive order enabling foreign terrorist designations for Latin American criminal groups; Viv Ansanm and Gran Grif received that designation in May. The 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise created a power vacuum amid stalled elections.
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