Armed Forces on alert on frontier

[NewsWhore]

The Minister of the Armed Forces, Lt. General Ramon Antonio Aquino Garcia, said that "everything is under control" along the border with Haiti. He said that patrols have been reinforced in order to prevent a massive wave of immigrants from crossing the border. Speaking after a Mass celebrating the 164th anniversary of the Dominican navy's foundation, Aquino Garcia said that both the specialized border security corps (Cesfront) and the army units stationed along the frontier are reporting normal conditions, but remain on alert.

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