A key suspect in Haitian President’s Jovenel Moïse murder is now in the custody of the Jamaican police. International news outlets say former Columbian military officer Mario Antonio Palacios, one of the most wanted men by Haitian justice was arrested in Jamaica recently. It is believed that the suspect in the Haitian President’s murder entered Jamaica through an illegal port, according to law enforcement officials. The corporate communications unit of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, (JCF) confirmed his arrest.
The JCF in a statement on Thursday, October 21, “…confirmed that an individual alleging to be a Colombian national has been arrested in Jamaica on immigration breaches.” The JCF further shares “he has subsequently become the subject of an Interpol red notice as of …, October 21, 2021. The JCF says they are working international partners in line with established treaties and protocols.”
More than 40 suspects have been arrested so far in the presidential slaying, including 18 former Colombian soldiers and several Haitian police officers. Haitian authorities have said the mastermind behind the killing is still at large.
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