Haiti & Colombia Coordinate Fight Against Arms and Drug Trafficking

Meet between the Colombian President and the Presidnet of the Transitional Council of Haiti, Oct 20224 Photo: Colombia Haiti

November 6, 2024 Hour: 1:31 pm

The two heads of state agreed to establish police patrols with the security forces of both countries to control this maritime route and put an end to this practice.

On Wednesday, the governments of Haiti and Colombia are set to coordinate efforts to combat the illegal trafficking of arms and drugs, two scourges that are currently damaging social structures by generating addictions and violence.

The commitment between the South American nation and the so-called Pearl of the Antilles was born during the recent stay of the head of the Presidential Transition Council, Leslie Voltaire, in Cali, Colombia.

Voltaire discussed with Colombian President Gustavo Petro this issue, which has as its central axis the route from the north of this Latin American country to the south of Haiti.

According to Le National newspaper, the two heads of state agreed to establish police patrols with the security forces of both countries to control this maritime route and put an end to this practice.

Haiti and Colombia have maintained diplomatic and friendly relations since 1820.

Historical notes indicate that the border between the two nations is an international maritime boundary that runs through the Caribbean Sea and is defined by the Liévano-Brutus treaty, signed on 17 February 1978.

Haiti provided support in the Colombian War of Independence, inspiring and sheltering the liberator Simón Bolívar. The so-called Pearl of the Antilles provided seven ships, four thousand rifles with bayonets, 15,000 pounds of gunpowder, 15,000 pounds of lead, rifle flints, food, cash and 3,500 men.