Members of the Specialized Corps of Frontier Security (Cesfront) have seized 156 sacks of garlic that were being transported in a truck from Haiti on the road from Cano de Boca to Montecristi.
Also on the border with Haiti, in addition at several checkpoints in Dajabón they confiscated dozens of bags full of garlic, numerous cartons of cigars of different brands, whisky and other merchandise that Haitians were trying to smuggle into the Dominican Republic.
At least 68 Haitians who were being transported illegally in a bus in the area of Santiago were arrested by members of Cesfront and immediately returned to Haiti. The officials also found several cases of whisky, cigars and other products, and the driver of the vehicle tried to avoid arrest, albeit unsuccessfully.
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1 February 2017
