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NewsWhore
08-20-2008, 08:20 PM
Specialized Border Security Corps agents have repatriated 12 Haitians who were arrested for violating Dominican territorial waters near Estero Balsa, Punta Presidente and Los Cayos Siete Hermanos, part of the protected national park area in Montecristi province. The soldiers also confiscated a 10lb marijuana package that was abandoned by one of the Haitians when their detention was imminent. Cesfront destroyed the boats. The repatriation took place in the presence of the Haitian consular authorities. Former chief of Cesfront, Major General Gustavo Jorge Garcia expressed his concern about the fact that the Haitians were overfishing in the coastal area of Montecristi, causing major damage to the environment.

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