{"id":31762,"date":"2026-03-27T17:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lequotidien509.com\/?p=31762"},"modified":"2026-03-27T17:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:46:13","slug":"fake-passport-probe-widens-with-new-arrests-in-haiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lequotidien509.com\/en\/fake-passport-probe-widens-with-new-arrests-in-haiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake passport probe widens with new arrests in Haiti"},"content":{"rendered":"

Port-au-Prince: new arrests in expanding passport scandal<\/span><\/h3>\n

Port-au-Prince, March 26, 2026. The investigation into Haiti\u2019s so-called \u201creal-fake\u201d passport scandal has taken a new turn with the arrest of two immigration office officials suspected of involvement in producing fraudulent travel documents.<\/a><\/p>\n

According to sources close to the case, the suspects \u2014 identified as Paul Andr\u00e9 and Abiga\u00eblle \u2014 were apprehended on Wednesday by agents of the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police (DCPJ).<\/p>\n

They were assigned to immigration offices in Canap\u00e9-Vert and Delmas 31, respectively.<\/p>\n

Suspected role in fraudulent document production<\/span><\/h3>\n

Authorities believe the two individuals played a role in the production of passports containing serious irregularities, as part of a broader network under investigation.<\/p>\n

Their arrests come just days after a major police operation carried out within the Directorate of Immigration and Emigration (DIE) by the Haitian National Police (PNH).<\/p>\n

Follow-up to major crackdown within immigration services<\/span><\/h3>\n

In a statement, the police communications department (DICOP) confirmed that ten senior officials, including Director General Jean Antoine Simon F\u00e9nelon, had been arrested during that earlier operation.<\/p>\n

The intervention, conducted on March 23 under orders from the Port-au-Prince prosecutor\u2019s office, involved several specialized DCPJ units, including:<\/a><\/p>\n