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In July, a group of men stormed the presidential compound in Haiti and assassinated the country’s president, Jovenel Moïse. Months later, the case remains unresolved.
Investigating the killing, the Times journalist Maria Abi-Habib found that Mr. Moïse had begun compiling a list of powerful Haitian businessmen and political figures involved in an intricate drug trafficking network.
Guest: Maria Abi-Habib, bureau chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean for The New York Times.
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Investigating the killing, the Times journalist Maria Abi-Habib found that Mr. Moïse had begun compiling a list of powerful Haitian businessmen and political figures involved in an intricate drug trafficking network.
Guest: Maria Abi-Habib, bureau chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean for The New York Times.
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- Mr. Moïse took a number of steps to fight drug and arms smugglers. Some officials now fear he was killed for it.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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