Haiti - USA : Former Haitian political candidate pleads guilty to cocaine trafficking
Vincent Casseus, former Deputy candidate (2015) of Jérémie (Dept. Grande Anse) under the banner of the Alternative League for Progress and Haitian Emancipation (LAPEH) https://www.haitilibre.com/docs/elections2015/25octobre/deputes/Resume-depute-8_1.pdf , extradited to the United States, pleaded guilty to cocaine trafficking, confirmed the District Attorney's Office of South Florida.
Casseus, nicknamed "Angelo" or "Jérémie", 44, will be the subject of a hearing on January 30 about his sentence after pleading guilty to "possession with attempted distribution" of more than 500 grams of cocaine.
According to court records "Casseus ran a drug trafficking organization that used people to import cocaine into the United States, hidden in tomato paste cans."
Vincent Casseus and his accomplice Vito Antenor a resident of Miami-Dade (40 years) which also pleaded guilty are charged with conspiracy to import and possession with the intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine in counties of Miami-Dade and Broward and elsewhere. The indictment further alleges that Casseus and Antenor intended to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine in Miami-Dade County on November 6, 2016.
If found guilty of the counts of conspiracy alleged in the indictment, the defendants incur a minimum sentence of 10 years' imprisonment and life imprisonment. If convicted of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, the defendants will be sentenced to 5 years to 40 years in prison.
