The security firm of former U.S. Navy Seal Erik Prince will soon deploy nearly 200 personnel from various countries to Haiti, where gang violence is escalating.

Erik Prince said his firm, Vectus Global, will run security operations and manage tax collection under a 10-year contract with Haiti. However, the Blackwater founder did not provide details on the cost to Haitians.

Prince’s new security firm, Vectus Global, which is already present in Haiti, will intensify its operations in the Caribbean nation to help authorities battle heavily armed criminal groups and win ter