He Guarded Haiti's Slain President. And He's the Target of a Drug Inquiry.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : With only two operational sea vessels for 1,100 miles of coast, "maritime law enforcement is a daunting task," concluded an American government report earlier this year.
43% : Haiti is a major transit point for drugs heading to the United States, and American and United Nations officials say the trade flourishes through an array of politicians, businesspeople and members of law enforcement who abuse their power.
40% : But current and former officials say that the commander, Dimitri Hérard, was already a suspect in a separate case that the United States Drug Enforcement Administration has pursued for years: the disappearance of hundreds, if not thousands, of pounds of cocaine and heroin that were whisked away by corrupt officials only hours before law enforcement agents showed up to seize them.

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