Haitian authorities conceded they had lost their battle to maintain order in Port-au-Prince after the leaders of the city's crime gangs reclaimed their old turf since being freed when the national prison collapsed last week, according to the Daily Telegraph.
When the deadly earthquake struck, the 3,000 inmates housed at the National Penitentiary broke free, and burned all documents pertaining to their criminal history. They also took prison guards' assault rifles.
Cops say the criminals have now regained control of the sprawling shanty town of Cite Soleil which they dominated before their incarceration.
"Even as we are digging bodies out of buildings, they are trying to attack our officers," said Aristide Rosemond a Cite Soleil police inspector.
"If you don't kill the criminals, they will all come back," Haitian police officers announce over loudspeakers from heavily armed checkpoints in the slum area.
Jean-Max Bellerive, Haiti's prime minister, adds, "The problem is they have weapons so we cannot send the population or just any policemen to capture them.".
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