Army personnel have arrested 480 illegal Haitian immigrants and seized six vehicles and commodities at different border checkpoints near Dajabon. El Caribe reports that the Haitians crossed the border on four buses and admitted paying between RD$1,300 and RD$1,500 to be taken to Santiago. They were taken to the Army base at Dajabon from where they were deported back to Haiti, and the vehicles, drivers and several suspects were sent to the Armed Forces Intelligence Department. The merchandise that was seized included rice, beans, and garlic which had been donated to Haiti by international aid organizations.