Three of those arrested are Americans with Haitian backgrounds, who along with 26 Colombians are suspected of being behind the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.

The DEA source says that the murder had nothing to do with the authority.

It is unclear which of the three American Haitians was the informant.

The third Haitian-American man was arrested on Sunday.

He was singled out by Haitian authorities as the mastermind behind the act.

Produced as a leader

This is a 63-year-old doctor who lives in Florida.

In several videos on Youtube, he presents himself as a potential Haitian leader.

According to Haitian police chief Léon Charles, he arrived in Haiti a month ago in a private jet with a group of Colombians, who acted as bodyguards.

U.S. investigators are involved in trying to find out how the Americans may have been involved in the murder.

A source close to the investigation states that the two first arrested men are said to have stated that they were translators for a Colombian command unit that had an arrest warrant, but when they arrived at the scene, they found Moïse dead.

Power vacuum

Haiti faced major political, economic and security problems even before the assassination of the president.

Now the country has also been thrown into confusion over who actually governs the country.

The assassination took place two days after Moïse appointed Ariel Henry to take over as prime minister, replacing Claude Joseph.

He never had time to be sworn in, and Joseph declared himself leader only hours after the assassination.

Joseph's legitimacy has been quickly questioned.

And eight of the ten senators still in office have in turn appointed Senator Joseph Lambert as interim president.

Haiti has requested assistance from the United States to send troops to the country to secure certain sites.

So far, the United States has responded hesitantly to the request, but according to White House Jen Psaki, the country is still evaluating the request.

The United States has sent officials to the country to evaluate the situation.

They have met the three people who have been at the center of the power vacuum - Henry, Joseph and Lambert - and called on them to have an open and constructive dialogue, and for elections to be held shortly.

"What was clear is that there is a lack of clarity about the future of political leadership, and it was a reminder of how important it is for Haiti's leaders to come together to develop a united path forward," said Jen Psaki according to the Miami Herald.