Major General Manuel Ernesto Polanco justified the purchase of new equipment for the army yesterday. The army has secured a US$10 million loan to purchase helicopters and all terrain equipment to patrol the border. He said that since Haiti’s army was dismantled the entire burden of patroling the frontier is left to the Dominican military. They guard the border to avoid illegal entry of Haitians, weapons and illicit drugs. He spoke during the commemoration of the 157th anniversary of the Navy, in the presence of President Hipolito Mejia.
