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.

The security firm of former U.S. Navy SEAL Erik Prince will soon deploy nearly 200 personnel from various countries to Haiti as part of a deal to quell gang violence there, a person with knowledge of the plans said Thursday.

The prominent Donald Trump supporter and private security executive Erik Prince says he has a 10-year deal with Haiti to fight the country's criminal gangs, and then take a role in restoring the country's tax-collection system.