WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- A Florida man pleaded guilty in Washington, D.C., for smuggling guns to Haiti, officials announced Friday. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, 57-year-old Jean Wiltene Eugene, of Key West, Fla., pleaded guilty on April 11 after he was involved in a gun smuggling operation that extended to Haiti. Court documents revealed that in September of 2021, Eugene, a U.S. citizen who was born in Haiti, exported more than two guns out of the country without having the required license from the Bureau of Industry and Security. Maryland woman to serve nearly a decade for leading scheme, stealing over 700 checks from USPS Officials said Eugene arranged to ship vehicles to Haiti through a Florida-based export company. He signed the company's terms and conditions of shipments, which required him to affirm that the vehicles being shipped did not contain any guns or ammunition. During an interview with authorities, Eugene admitted that in 2020 and 2021, he shipped two vehicles to Haiti with guns hidden inside. He also told investigators that he had placed food and other items around the bins so border authorities would not find the weapons. In a later interview with federal agents, Eugene confessed that nine guns he bought in Key West were currently at gas stations in Haiti. According to the attorney's office, any person who exports a gun without proper authorization may be fined up to $1 million and face up to 20 years in prison. ...read more read less