Despite there being 25 military posts and border checkpoints, El Dia reports that people trafficking across the border continues on the rise. As reported the number of illegal immigrants crossing the border doubled in 2013. An estimated 30,000 Haitians now cross the border, for a total of around 360,000 a year. El Dia journalists interviewed senator Adriano Sanchez Roa who said that many traffickers are amassing fortunes. Reportedly, they charge RD$5,000 for every undocumented person they transport, and this generates around RD$150 million a month, RD$1.8 billion a year for the people smugglers.