The police chiefs of Haiti and the Dominican Republic met yesterday and verbally agreed to combat crime and contraband yesterday in Jimaní, a frontier city with Haiti. The meeting had been called after Haiti Police Chief Pierre Denizé denounced that Haitian criminals were hiding in the DR. The DR chief announced that computerized police departments will be set up in January in the frontier cities of Elías Piña, Jimaní and Dajabón. Following the meeting, which ended with a red wine toast, the Police chiefs traveled to the police headquarters in Haiti where the stolen vehicles were exchanged. The DR returned to Haiti a Toyota Land Cruiser and a Mitsubishi Nativa jeep, and Haiti returned four Daihatsu trucks and a double cabin pick up. During the event, several persons that had been assaulted by vandals denounced that the Haitian authorities have done little to resolve their cases. Those affected denounced that Haitian police are members of the criminal gangs. The chief of the Haitian police promised to investigate the matter. Both police forces will commit to fight drug trafficking, car stealing, money falsifying and trafficking of persons.
