By Ralph Simeon, AlterlanceMedia, Nov. 18, 2025
The Public Prosecutor's Office has given the DCPJ 30 days to shed light on the alleged substances discovered in facilities linked to Apaid Jr. and Charles-Henri Becker**
After several days of public outrage and speculation fueled by the leaked images from Lilavois, the Haitian judicial system finally seems to be moving. The Prosecutor's Office in Croix-des-Bouquets has officially delegated to the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police (DCPJ) the authority to open a full investigation into the alleged substances and suspicious plants found at the facilities operated by André Apaid Jr. and Charles-Henri Becker.
A procedural step, not a summons
Contrary to some hasty interpretations circulating on social media, this is not a court summons for the individuals concerned. The Public Prosecutor's Office has issued a power of attorney, a standard administrative act of the public prosecutor's office, authorizing the DCPJ (Central Directorate of the Judicial Police) to conduct all necessary checks as part of a preliminary investigation.
In short: the justice system is not yet ruling on the nature of the evidence discovered or on any potential liability. It is first seeking proof.
30 days to establish the facts
According to the document obtained by Alternance Média, the DCPJ now has 30 days to produce a formal and detailed report. This report must specify:
The true nature of the seized substances;
The origin and composition of the plants found on site;
The conditions under which these elements were discovered;
The possible links between the locations, the declared activities, and the people responsible for the facilities.
The Prosecutor's Office specifies that this approach is exclusively within the framework of the needs of the investigation, in order to guarantee a methodical approach, far from hasty conclusions based solely on public perception or the statements of armed actors.
A case under high media pressure
Since the release of videos showing armed men displaying what they presented as drugs, illicit plants or other suspicious materials, the population has found itself plunged into a spiral of rumors and multiple interpretations.
Public debate quickly became polarized, between those who see this case as one of the most serious revelations of recent years, and those who see it instead as a vast propaganda operation orchestrated by armed groups seeking to portray themselves as vigilantes.
The Public Prosecutor's Office, for its part, implicitly recalls that judicial truth cannot be based on videos of armed groups, nor on collective emotions, but on expert opinions, samples, analyses, and a verifiable chain of evidence.
The public now expects concrete, documented and indisputable answers.
Alternance Média welcomes this development and will continue to closely monitor the progress of this case and will publish all verified information as soon as it becomes available.