On Wednesday evening, soldiers from the 14th Battalion of the Dominican Army of the new Task Force "Cerco Fronterizo" and members of intelligence services seized at the Southern border, 94 bags of 12 pounds of contraband garlic from Haiti.

The goods that were intercepted on the shores of Lake Enriquillo, specifically in Virgen alley in the province of Independencia, were transported by a group of men of Haitian nationality who fled face the military.

The seized goods, approximately 1,112 pounds (± 504 kg), were transported to the 14th Battalion's Duvergé warehouses and sent to 5th Brigade Headquarters for the corresponding purposes of the law.

Since January 2017, more than 100 tonnes of smuggled garlic from Haiti have been seized, including nearly 4 tonnes in September 2018 alone.

See also :

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-25644-icihaiti-dr-seizure-of-23-tons-of-smuggled-garlic-from-haiti.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-25473-icihaiti-dr-seizure-of-16-tons-of-contraband-garlic-from-haiti.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-25167-icihaiti-dr-seizure-of-15-tons-of-smuggled-garlic-from-haiti.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-25076-icihaiti-contraband-1-2-tons-of-garlic-seized-from-haiti.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-25363-icihaiti-economy-dr-effectively-fights-haitian-smuggling.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-23721-icihaiti-rd-partial-assessment-of-the-fight-against-haitian-smuggling.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-23600-icihaiti-dr-discovery-of-25-tons-of-smuggled-garlic-from-haiti.html

https://www.icihaiti.com/en/news-16908-icihaiti-smuggling-seizure-of-more-than-440-bags-of-garlic-from-haiti.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-13202-haiti-dominican-republic-seizure-of-12-tons-of-garlic-smuggled-from-haiti.html

S/ iciHaiti