Major General Andres R. Apolinar Disla, chief of the Dominican Army, confirmed that the marine infantry of the United States is patrolling international waters adjacent to this nation’s territorial waters in a joint operation with the Dominican Army and Navy. As of March 1, the 90-day Frontier Lance Operation began. The operation seeks to limit activity of drug traffickers operating the Colombia-Haiti-Dominican Republic-Puerto Rico-United States drug route and using Dominican territorial waters. According to the Listin Diario, the naval convoy consists of a destroyer and seven warships, with from 4,000 to 5,500 military personnel on board. The destroyer is equipped with Apache helicopters.
