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| Haiti Arrests American on Arms Charges |
| 2003-05-12 |
| Police have arrested an American man on charges of importing arms to Haiti illegally, a government spokesman said Saturday. James White Glenn was arrested Friday in the coastal city of Gonaives, 60 miles northwest of Port-au-Prince, in possession of army uniforms, assault weapons, munitions, and grenade launchers, spokesman Mario Dupuy said. Sounds like somebody was planning a little coup. The U.S. Embassy said it was looking into the arrest but was not immediately able to confirm it. More details about Glenn and where he was from were not available. Glenn "had imported the material under cover of the Protestant mission he works for," Dupuy said, although he could not name the mission or Glenn's occupation. The material was seized, and Glenn was taken Saturday to the national prison in the capital, Port-au-Prince, Dupuy said. Haitian prison, two words you really don't want to hear. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #3 Naw...he was planning to properly celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Haitian flag on May 18th... |
| Posted by: seafarious 2003-05-12 22:38:44 |
| #2 I guess it's a weekend thing. Fly down to Port-au-Prince with the buddies and a small arsenal...occupy the Airport and the Presidential Palace (TM) |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-05-12 19:30:40 |
| #1 ... in possession of army uniforms, assault weapons, munitions, and grenade launchers ... C'mon, it's May, it's Haitian elk-hunting season. How are you going to hunt Haitian elk without a grenade launcher? |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-05-12 17:15:10 |