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Which means they control the flow of fuel into the capital. a gas retailer, identity hidden due to security concerns, told us what happens if you try and drive a tanker truck in to pick up fuel. so i might get kidnapped. i might get shot. i might get killed. at the very least i m going to have to pay an exorbitant bribe to get past. yes, of course. reporter: haiti s government and law enforcement are either unwilling or unable to secure a flow of fuel from the ports. but not having enough fuel doesn t just mean you can t use your motorbike. consider in port-au-prince, the electricity grid is not reliable. say you own a small store, you sell cold drinks. in order to keep that refrigerator running you need to use a generator. if the fuel going into that generator is way more expensive than it was before, that means you need to charge your customers more for those cold drinks. not having enough fuel makes all kinds of things more expensive. that s brutal in a country already dealing ....
So powerful they have near complete control over this crucial stretch of highway which means they control the flow of fuel into the capital. a gas retailer, identity hidden due to security concerns, told us what happens if you try and drive a tanker truck in to pick up fuel. so i might get kidnapped. yeah. i might get shot? yes. i might get killed? yes. or at the very least i m going to have to pay an exoritant bribe to get past? yes. reporter: haiti s government and law enforcement are either unwilling or unable to secure a flow of fuel from the ports. but not having enough fuel doesn t just mean you can t use your motor bike. consider this. in port-au-prince, the electricity grid is not reliable. let s say you own a small store and sell cold drinks. in order to keep that refrimgerator running, you need to use a generator. if the fuel is way more expensive than before, that means you need to charge your customers more for those cold drinks. not having enough fuel m ....