The Migration Agency announced the arrest on Tuesday, 24 January 2017, of the mayor of Las Yayas in Azua. Mayor Ramón Antonio Soto was caught trafficking 11 Haitian nationals in a city government ambulance. The Haitians were taken to the Third Brigade of the Army to be prepared for their repatriation to Haiti. Meanwhile, Soto was taken to the Police headquarters for booking. He said that he was not transporting the Haitians for monetary gain, but rather simply taking them to do farm work at his fruit farm.
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Noticias Sin
26 January 2017
