President Danilo Medina has proclaimed that the government will assert Dominican law at the border with Haiti. He has ordered the Armed Forces to send an additional 900 soldiers to reinforce the coastal patrols in the areas between Manzanillo and Puerto Plata to the north, and from Pedernales to Barahona, to the south.
At the same time he has agreed to add 50 new ATVs and three helicopters to fight the entry of illegal immigrants and to protect the security of the whole border.
During his visit to the border on Sunday, 13 May 2018, the President also said that the government would reinforce the areas where most immigrants are headed, including Azua and Jicomé. In addition he announced that a fleet of drones would be sent to the border to be managed by 30 officers. He said that over the last two months, drones have been carrying out missions to identify the most vulnerable parts of the border, and have demonstrated that they are very effective.
Medina began his visit in Macasías and was accompanied by the Administrative Minister of the Presidency, José Ramón Peralta; Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Rubén Darío Paulino Sem; Agriculture Minister Osmar Benítez, and Public Works Minister Gonzalo Castillo, as well as the director of the Dominican Agrarian Institute (IAD), Emilio Toribio Olivo.
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Presidencia
15 May 2018
