United Nations, United States, Nov 18, 2025 (AFP) - Haitian gangs getting rich off murky market for baby eels

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2025-11-18

Gangs in Haiti are profiting from a lucrative trade in baby eels caught in the crime-ridden country's rivers and estuaries and sold abroad for thousands of dollars. Demand for the worm-like creatures with dots for eyes comes largely from Asia and is filling the coffers of the criminal organizations terrorizing Haiti, experts warn. Known in Haitian creole as "Zangi," the glass eels drift each year from the Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic to the......

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