{"id":19312,"date":"2019-12-03T17:01:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T17:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/03\/active-duty-us-marine-charged-with-illegally-flying-guns-into-haiti\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:49:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:49:01","slug":"active-duty-us-marine-charged-with-illegally-flying-guns-into-haiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2019\/12\/03\/active-duty-us-marine-charged-with-illegally-flying-guns-into-haiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Active-duty US Marine charged with illegally flying guns into Haiti"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A U.S. Marine caught smuggling guns into Haiti <\/a>told investigators he wanted to help the country\u2019s military learn marksmanship and defeat \u201cthugs\u201d causing instability in the country, according to a criminal complaint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The criminal complaint filed last week in a North Carolina federal court charges Jacques Yves Duroseau with smuggling firearms. Prosecutors say Duroseau flew from North Carolina to Haiti with baggage<\/a> including eight firearms \u2014 at least five of which he bought himself \u2014 but lacked needed authorization to take them abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duroseau, an active-duty U.S. Marine, and another unnamed person departed an airport in New Bern, North Carolina, on Nov. 11, Veterans Day, bound for Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, with two plastic containers of firearms and a third with ammunition<\/a>, according to the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duroseau had filled out a firearm declaration form with American Airlines <\/a>stating he was carrying unloaded guns, but didn\u2019t have permission from the U.S. Marines to leave the country or permission from U.S. authorities to export firearms, according to the complaint signed by Homeland Security Special Agent Charles Kitchen. Media representatives for the airline didn\u2019t immediately respond to a message seeking comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\t