The president of the Puerto Plata Hotel Association, Jesus Almanzar, urged more resources to combat crime on the North Coast. He said that there is great concern among hoteliers due to the near total lack of police surveillance in the tourist region. According to Almanzar, local law enforcement agents barely have two vehicles with which to patrol the entire North Coast area. Recently, a van carrying tourists from the remote Cayo Arena sand bar was assaulted, and a couple of tourists were assaulted as they repaired a flat tire on the Imbert road in the past 30 days or so.