Haiti: Former Haitian National Police DG Rameau Normil Cited by Justice in Arms Trafficking Investigation

PORT-AU-PRINCE.— The former Director General of the Haitian National Police (PNH), Rameau Normil, is expected on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at the criminal investigation office to be heard as part of an explosive investigation into the disappearance of weapons and the misappropriation of ammunition from police stocks.

According to converging sources, the former high-ranking official will have to answer to serious accusations, including criminal conspiracy and illegal trafficking of cartridges that allegedly were sold to armed gangs, responsible for a spiral of violence across the country.

The investigation notably concerns the disappearance of 317 rifles belonging to the official arsenal of the Haitian National Police, as well as the presumed sale of several thousand rounds of ammunition. Justice seeks to establish responsibilities at the top of the police hierarchy and to identify any internal complicity.

In this same case, Philippe Jovin, former central administrative director of the Haitian National Police, is also summoned on Monday, February 2, 2026. Several executives of the institution, including the current head of the armaments department, have already been questioned, a sign that the investigation extends to the entire logistical chain.

This case, with strong political and institutional repercussions, revives suspicions of collusion between security spheres and armed groups, in a context where the population demands accountability in the face of chronic insecurity in Haiti.

Jean Mapou / Le Relief