2005News

DR and Haiti exchange hot wheels

The Haitian and Dominican police chiefs have met in the border town of Jimani for the third time in recent weeks, and reiterated their agreement to fight illegal arms and drug trafficking as well as to pursue law breakers from either side of the border. As part of the ceremony, the two police officials exchanged six stolen cars. Six cars stolen in Haiti and recovered in the Dominican Republic were exchanged for six Dominican vehicles that had been stolen and taken to Haiti. Dominican police chief Bernardo Santana Paez and his Haitian counterpart, Mario Andresol, reaffirmed their commitment to fight crime in both countries. Santana Paez reminded Diario Libre reporters that this was the third meeting between the two officers and that during the second meeting he had given his Haitian counterpart a list of the stolen vehicles, and that these were returned during the third meeting.