The assault weapon seized, used by a group of individuals during the robbery of the branch of a Banco Popular in Santo Domingo East https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24837-haiti-flash-an-assault-rifle-of-the-pnh-used-during-a-bank-robbery-in-santo-domingo.html is not a Galil IWI ACE, but a T-65 assault rifle (a synthesis of the M16 A1 of the AR-18) manufactured by Taiwan (Republic of China).

The PNH confirms after verification of the number that this weapon is part of his arsenal. Michel-Ange Gédéon said that this assault rifle is part of a lot of at least 50 T-65 rifles that disappeared from the armory of the National Palace, a disappearance found during an inventory in early 2016...

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-24837-haiti-flash-an-assault-rifle-of-the-pnh-used-during-a-bank-robbery-in-santo-domingo.html

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