In another case involving possible corruption, a prosecutor in Jacmel ordered the arrest of a ship's owner and crew who had alerted the authorities to drugs aboard the ship. When the deputy prosecutor ordered the release of the owner and crew, the prosecutor had the deputy arrested, too. Agreements and Treaties. In September 1995, Haiti acceded to the 1988 UN Convention. Haiti does not cultivate or produce illicit narcotics.
Haitian law prohibits cultivation, production, distribution, sale, and possession of narcotics.
In accordance with existing law, Haitian authorities make occasional seizures and arrests. The country appeals to traffickers as a transit point to move drugs from Colombia to the U.S. because of Haiti's many remote areas, uncontrolled ports and border, lack of law enforcement capacity, and the prevalence of corruption and impunity that has traditionally characterized Haitian officialdom. U.S. Policy Initiatives and Programs U.S Policy Initiatives. In 1997 our goals will include helping the GOH establish an autonomous national counternarcotics authority to oversee all aspects of the fight against drugs. In December 1995, during a consensual boarding of the Haitian-flag vessel 'La Familia', the US Coast Guard found 807 kg of cocaine.