Five Americans arrested in Haiti on conspiracy charges

By Anna Giaritelli

Published February 18, 2019 5:23pm ET

Five Americans arrested in Haiti on conspiracy charges — Masked looters carry a flat screen TV amid protests demanding the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moise near the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Protesters are angry about skyrocketing inflation and the government's failure to prosecute embezzlement from a multi-billion Venezuelan program that sent discounted oil to Haiti. | (Dieu Nalio Chery/AP)

Five Americans in Haiti have been arrested and are being held on conspiracy charges, according to a report published Monday.

It’s not clear when the five unnamed U.S. citizens were taken into custody. Two other foreign nationals and one Haitian were also arrested, Haitian foreign minister Bocchit Edmond told CNN.

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