but gangs in port-au-prince are so powerful that they have near complete control over this crucial stretch of highway, which means they control the flow of fuel into the capitol. a gas retailer identity hindu to security concerns told us what happens if you try and drive a tanker into pickup fuel. so i might get kidnapped? yeah. i might get shot? yes, if you don t stop. i might get killed? yes. or at the very least, i m going to have to pay an exorbitant bribe to get that? yes, of course. reporter: haiti s law enforcement are either unwilling or unable to secure a flow of p fuel from the ports. but not having enough fuel doesn t just mean you can t use your motor bike. consider this, here many port-au-prince, the energy grid is not reliable. let s say you own a small store and sell cold drinks. in order to keep that refrigerator running you need to run a generator, and if the fuel going into that generator is way more expensive than it was before, you immediate to cause