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Haiti's Top Security Official Kidnapped in brazen high-level abduction by armed men

Armed men in Haiti have kidnapped James Boyard, cabinet director of the Defense Ministry and inspector general of the police.

Armed men in Haiti's capital have kidnapped James Boyard, a top security official and highly respected security expert, in a rare high-level abduction. Boyard serves as cabinet director of the Defense Ministry and inspector general of Haiti's police. The abduction is believed to be related to Haiti's ongoing political instability. Details on the kidnappers' demands are not yet known.

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