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Haiti - Security : Haiti and the DR get organized in the fight against cattle theft
14/02/2022 08:37:33

Barbarito de León, the Dominican Consul in Ounaminthe declared that a surveillance work was carried out in coordination with the Haitian authorities to deal mainly with the theft of cattle, vehicles and the entry of illegal immigrants. To this end, the Haitian authorities have appointed a Special Representative.

An approach that is part of point 4 of the bilateral agreement of January 12, 2021 https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-32758-haiti-flash-9-joint-commitments-between-haiti-and-the-dominican-republic.html

For De León, "these measures are the result of coordinated efforts between the two countries," stressing that the Haitian representative travels with Dominican representatives, the border area, to detect and note the irregular actions.

Adding that on the instructions of President Luis Abinader, responses have been made to the points agreed upon in the last meeting between civilians, military, police, cattle breeders and other sectors of the Dajabón border area.

The General Commander of the Army, Julio Ernesto Florián Pérez, together with other high-ranking military officers, diplomatic authorities and immigration representatives, visited the northern border and agreed on increased reinforcement to fight against cattle theft https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35496-haiti-news-zapping.html and trafficking of Haitians.

In this context, General Commander Pérez indicated that a special unit against cattle theft had been set up, made up of 30 soldiers acting in coordination with Consul De León "We met the Consul, government officials and breeders, and we were able to work together to control the theft of goods and the theft of animals [...] We are sure that with the launch of this unit, which patrols 24 hours a day, we will solve a problem that is several years old decades [...]"

Besides the 30 soldiers of the cattle rustling unit, four trucks, 30 motorcycles, drones and intelligence personnel will be used to gather information and determine how these events occur at the border.

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-35496-haiti-news-zapping.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-32758-haiti-flash-9-joint-commitments-between-haiti-and-the-dominican-republic.html

SL/ HaitiLibre