Military and police commanders from the Dominican Republic and Haiti reportedly met in Jimaní, Independencia province to discuss matters of goods and drugs smuggling, crime and border security. Political instability has increased in Haiti and there is concern of the impact on the Dominican side of the border.
Participating in the meeting were Defense Minister Rubén Darío Paulino Sem and Police director Mayor General Ney Bautista Almonte. Also General Pablo Arturo Pujols, who is in charge of the Criminal Investigations Division of the Police (Dicrim); General Franklin Vittini, who is the director of the Narcotics division at the Police (Dican); and regional police directors of the Police at the border. Also participating were Army General Estanislao Gonell Regalado, and Border Security director (Cesfront) Jose Manuel Duran Infante, among others.
For the Haitians, General Sadrac Saintil, chief of the Haitian Army, and General Michael Ange Gedeon participated.
Meanwhile, Budget director Luis Reyes says there is a special project to install surveillance cameras on the border for enhanced control. The plan calls for an increase in control posts and high tech security and establishes an allotment for RD$375 million.
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El Nacional
Diario Libre
19 November 2018
