United Nations, United States ¨C Gangs in Haiti are profiting from a lucrative trade in baby eels caught in the crime-ridden country¡¯s rivers and estuaries and sold abroad for thousands of dollars.
Demand for the worm-like creatures with dots for eyes comes largely from Asia and is filling the coffers of the criminal organizations terrorizing Haiti, experts warn.
Known in Haitian creole as ¡°Zangi,¡± the glass eels drift each year from the Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic to the ocean¡¯s coasts ¡ª including along the coasts of the island of Hispaniola, shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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