The Army has arrested a couple at the Haitian border for possession of nine packs with 83 pounds of marijuana camouflaged in a shipment of green bananas. Diario Libre reports that Jose Gregorio Martinez and Onesima Martinez were arrested by officers and agents at the El Copey checkpoint in Montecristi, while transporting the drug in a pickup truck. The narcotics were brought into the DR near Dajabon. Army chief, major general Jose Ricardo Estrella Fernandez, informed through his spokesman that the institution is broadening its presence in the area to tackle illegal smuggling. During the last months the Army has seized hundreds of pounds of marijuana and commodities smuggled in from Haiti and dozens of drivers have been arrested for smuggling illegal Haitians.