29111: MassMuzik (news) Fwd: Strange news item of the week: DR and Haiti to build a wall (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: MassMuzik@aol.com

www.dr1.com

DR and Haiti to build a wall

A joint meeting between Dominican and Haitian authorities in the border town
of Jimani, carried out in conjunction with members of the United States' Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA), agreed to build "a restraining wall" along
the border in order to halt drug trafficking. Both the head of the Dominican
National Drug Control Department (DNCD) and the chief of Haiti's police force
were in agreement about the measure. Dominican general Radhames Ramirez 
Ferreira
and his Haitian counterpart Mario Andresol agreed to take steps to ensure
that no criminal elements would be able to evade punishment by crossing the
border. Both men talked to reporters from Hoy after their meeting in Jimani.
Andresol pointed out that his police force is concentrated in Port-au-Prince, 
and
that the Haitian authorities are currently attempting to extend its presence to
other provinces. The Dominican authorities reported that during the initial
phases of the program their troops would have a leading role in controlling the
frontier.