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Reuters
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By Michelle Nichols

RARE PHOTOS: U n security council considers haiti sanctions targeting barbecue | Vintage Vibes

FILE PHOTO: Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier, leader of the 'G9' coalition of gangs in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, speaks to members of the media, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti October 26, 2021. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File Photo

The U.N. Security Council is considering creating a sanctions regime to impose an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo on anyone who threatens the peace, security or stability of Haiti, according to a draft resolution seen by Reuters on Thursday.

The first designation would be Jimmy Cherizier, who goes by the nickname "Barbecue" and is described in the U.S.-drafted resolution as one of Haiti's most influential gang leaders.

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