Peacekeeping· Caribbean Operations (Cuba + Haiti)
Weapons Raid Grand Riviere du Nord
This action was a weapons-cache raid conducted by Marines in Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy, a search-and-seizure operation at Grand Riviere du Nord aimed at confiscating the arms held by the remnants of the old regime and the armed factions that threatened the restored government. As part of the effort to stabilize Haiti and disarm the forces that could undermine the return of order, the Marines moved to locate and seize weapons caches in the town, a task that carried the risk of armed confrontation in an uncertain environment. The raid reflected the security and disarmament dimension of the Haiti intervention, the work of removing the means of violence from a society emerging from the rule of a repressive junta. The operation at Grand Riviere du Nord was one of the weapons-seizure actions by which the Marines sought to consolidate stability in Haiti, contributing to the broader aim of securing the country for its legitimate government.
Record no. 812