The National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) Dominican, arrested at the border of Jimani two suspected drug traffickers, who were returning from Haiti in a Jeep Toyota Land Cruiser gray, registered G088723, with 50 packages of drugs hidden within one of the fuel tanks of the vehicle.

In addition to the drugs, the DNCD has seized 11.315 dollars in cash and 6.605 gourdes and 7 cell phone used in their illicit operations. According to the DNCD, the two individuals of Dominican origin had a criminal record and lived in the city of Santiago.

Obviously given the inaction of customs and relevant authorities on the Haitian side, there is a lack of communication between the two countries despite the agreements concluded February 3, 2014 in Jimani, in the binational dialogue between the governments of both countries on the fight against drug trafficking and money laundering https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-10803-haiti-security-implementation-of-the-agreement-of-jimani.html

It seems that the customs of the Haitian side, seem to be more concerned to intercept goods of small Haitian merchants at the weekly binational markets, that the traffic of weapons or drugs...

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11162-haiti-security-extraordinary-meeting-of-the-superior-council-of-the-national-police.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-11107-haiti-politic-zero-tolerance-for-traffickers.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-10803-haiti-security-implementation-of-the-agreement-of-jimani.html

SL/ HaitiLibre