400 Mawozo

400 Mawozo
Foundedc. 2020
Years activec. 2020–present
TerritoryGanthier, Tabarre and Pétion-Ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
EthnicityHaitian
Leader(s)Wilson "Lanmò Sanjou" Joseph
ActivitiesMurder, rape, kidnapping
Allies
Rivals
Gang war in Haiti
Background
Battles
Attacks

The 400 Mawozo is the largest gang in Haiti, mainly based in Ganthier and in the Port-au-Prince suburbs of Tabarre and Pétion-Ville. It largely consists of deportees, former leaders of opposition groups, former smugglers and police officers. In 2022, it aligned itself with "G-Pep" after its leader was extradited to the United States.[1] It came to international attention in October 2021 when it kidnapped U.S. citizens acting as missionaries in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.[2][3]

  1. ^ Walker, Summer (October 2022). Gangs of Haiti: Expansion, power and an escalating crisis (PDF). Geneva: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. pp. 4, 17–18. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. ^ Faiola, Anthony (17 October 2021). "American missionaries and family members kidnapped in Haiti by '400 Mawozo' gang, groups say". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ Méheut, Constant; Abi-Habib, Maria (17 October 2021). "Gang suspected in kidnapping of missionaries is among the country's most dangerous". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 October 2021.