
PORT-AU-PRINCE - The National Police of Haiti (PNH) has arrested Father Frantz Cole following an Aug.17 hearing to investigate the illegal import of weapons and ammunition seized at the port of Port-au-Prince last July. Cole, a member of the Episcopal Church of Haiti, is in custody at the Central Directorate Judicial Police (DCPJ), according to local outlet Le Nouvelliste.
PNH spokesperson Divisional Inspector Garry Desrosiers confirmed news of Cole’s arrest, but did not clearly state the charges against the priest.
Overview:
Police arrested Priest Frantz Cole of Haiti Episcopal Church in a case about illegal weapons and ammunition seized in July.
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