Armed men kidnapped James Boyard in the Bourdon district of Port-au-Prince while he was serving as the cabinet director for the Defense Ministry.The abduction of this high-ranking police inspector general signals a strategic escalation by the Viv Ansanm gang coalition to pressure government operations.Analysts believe the operation involved internal coordination, as the security expert typically travels with a significant protection detail in the city.Gangs controlling 70 percent of the capital currently utilize territory such as
Village de Dieu to hold victims for ransom after labeling the city insecure.