Army arrests 310 individuals for irregular immigration in border operations

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic Army arrested 310 Haitian nationals with irregular immigration status during operations in the provinces of Elías Piña, Dajabón, and Azua.

In Comendador, Elías Piña, 178 Haitians were detained without proper documentation, including 145 men and 33 women. In Dajabón, 114 individuals, consisting of 99 men and 15 women, were arrested in different sectors and municipalities.

In Azua, the G-2 Intelligence Directorate and Army officers detained three Dominicans at the KM.15 Checkpoint for transporting 18 undocumented Haitians. The individuals, identified as Domingo Segura, Ramón Medrano Villar, and Álvaro Sánchez Sánchez, will face charges for human trafficking. The vehicles and detained Dominican citizens were taken to the local Infantry Battalion headquarters, while the undocumented Haitians were handed over to the National Directorate of Migration.