Five Americans arrested in Haiti for conspiracy: AFP

Five Americans, a Russian and a Serb were arrested in Haiti and charged with criminal conspiracy and illegal possession of arms, the AFP news agency reported, quoting the Haitian police.

The group, which also included a HaitianHe was arrested at a police checkpoint near the Haitian central bank with badault rifles, pistols, bullet-proof vests and drones, AFP quoted police as saying. without giving names to the detainees.

The US Embbady He issued a "do not travel" alert for the country last week and ordered the departure of all US unbadisted emergency personnel and their families, while anti-government protesters were burning tires, blocked roads and clashed with the police.

8 heavily armed men – 7 foreigners and one Haitian – were arrested this Sunday, February 17 for the PNH. Their automatic weapons, their means of communication and their vehicles were seized. For the moment they are at the Commissariat of Port-au-Prince to know Le Nouvelliste pic.twitter.com/YKRoqLKPY4

– Frantz Duval (@Frantzduval) February 18, 2019

The protests erupted on February 7, demanding the resignation of President Jovenel Moise, who announced that he would not resign. Protesters are unhappy with recent scandals of corruption, low wages and high inflation.

Prime Minister Jean-Henry Céant announced on Saturday night in a televised speech that the government would deepen its investigations into alleged misappropriation of funds from PetroCaribe, a Venezuelan oil program, cutting government spending by 30 percent and engaging in talks to increase oil prices. minimum wage.