30292: Karshan (news) Imaginary border controls (DR1News) (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: MKarshan@aol.com

DR1 News, March 30, 2007

6. Imaginary border controls
Diario  Libre reported yesterday on what it describes as the "imaginary"
migration  controls exercised by the Dominican military along the border with 
the
DR and  Haiti. The newspaper points out that the illegal trafficking in goods,
firearms  and drugs is normal at the border and money talks. Smuggling of
Haitians, drugs,  wood and coal is prevalent at the Jimani border point, while
rice contraband  crosses primarily through the Pedernales point. Elias Pina is
known for its  firearms contraband. Dajabon, nevertheless, is the main border
contraband point,  open to all sorts of contrand.



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