Leader of Haiti's 400 Mawozo gang extradited to U.S.

FILE PHOTO: Signs on the door of the Christian Aid Ministries give updates on the Haiti kidnapping and show the the offices are closed in Millersburg, Ohio, U.S. October 21, 2021. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk/File Photo

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - The leader of Haiti's feared 400 Mawozo gang, which last year abducted a group of missionaries from the United States and Canada, has been extradited to the United States on Tuesday, the Haitian police said.

The 400 Mawozo gang made global headlines in October with the kidnapping of 17 missionaries who were held for two months, and in recent weeks has clashed with a rival gang in gun battles that have forced thousands to leave their homes.