Port-au-Prince is in chaos. An armed gang has snatched a high-ranking security official, sources confirm. The official, whose name is being withheld for safety, was taken from his vehicle near the capital's airport. He was en route to an emergency security meeting.
This is not random. It is a message. The gangs run Haiti now. They control 80% of Port-au-Prince. The government is a ghost. Prime Minister Ariel Henry is stranded in Puerto Rico. His resignation was demanded by gang leaders. He cannot return. The airport is closed. The streets are barricaded.
The abduction of a senior security figure is a new low. It signals total state collapse. The gangs are not just criminals. They are political actors. They dictate who governs. They decide who lives.
The international community is watching. The US has sent Marines to secure its embassy. Canada has evacuated staff. The UN is silent. A Kenyan-led security force was promised. It never arrived. Too dangerous.
Haiti is a failed state. The gangs have consolidated power. They have heavy weapons. They have informants inside the police. The police are outgunned and outmanoeuvred. Many have fled. Others have joined the gangs.
The kidnapping will embolden the gangs. It will terrify the remaining officials. No one is safe. Not even those charged with protecting the country.
The question now: who is left to negotiate? Who can restore order? The answer is no one. Haiti is plunging into an abyss. This story is developing. Expect more bloodshed.
