Over 238 arrested, 2,200 kg of narcotics seized in Haiti anti-drug effort
By Joe Colas
Caribbean News Now Contributor
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (HCNN) -- Haiti's anti-drug unit chief said on Monday that 238 suspected drug traffickers have been arrested...
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