Since the implementation of the anti-return operation on December 27th, https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26463-haiti-alert-dr-announces-an-operation-against-the-anti-return-of-haitians-after-the-holidays.html members of the Corps specialized in land border security (CESFRONT) supported by reinforcements https://www.haitilibre.com/article-26513-haiti-flash-la-republique-dominicaine-envoie-des-renforts-a-la-frontiere.html , conducted simultaneous operations in the border area, during which 3,767 Haitians who had spent the Christmas holidays in their family, were intercepted and returned to Haiti then that they were trying to return illegally to Dominican territory, reported the Dominican Ministry of Defense.

In addition, during the holidays, during joint operations against the smuggling of merchandise from Haiti, carried out in various cities of the provinces bordering Haiti, the military authorities seized : 6.8 tons of garlic, 2,166 cartridges of 10 packets of cigarettes; 450 kg of sugar in 18 bags of 25 kg each, 4 kilo of narcotics, a truck, a van and 35 motorcycles.

In addition, 426 bags of Guaconejo (a missing plant in Haiti due to wild harvest, highly sought after for its high value monetary oil) illegally collected on Dominican territory destined for Haiti were also seized.

Finally, 5 illegal charcoal ovens were destroyed https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-23248-icihaiti-flash-dr-haitians-burn-the-dominican-forest-18-000-bags-of-charcoal-seized.html

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26513-haiti-flash-the-dominican-republic-sends-reinforcements-to-the-border.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-26463-haiti-alert-dr-announces-an-operation-against-the-anti-return-of-haitians-after-the-holidays.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-23248-icihaiti-flash-dr-haitians-burn-the-dominican-forest-18-000-bags-of-charcoal-seized.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13115-haiti-environment-haitians-deforest-illegally-the-dominican-border-area.html

SL/ HaitiLibre