NewsWhore
10-01-2007, 04:40 PM
The Specialized Frontier Security Corps (Cesfront) appears to have taken effective control of the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. According to the commanding general, Adriano Silverio Rodriguez, "not even a reminder" has passed through the border. During the first days and nights of their new job, the Cesfront troops have picked up weapons and contraband goods as well as illegal immigrants trying to enter the DR under the cover of darkness. General Silverio did not tell reporters that there was a total cessation of illegal activities along the border, but he emphasized that new patrols were in place to greatly reduce the flow of illegal goods. As perhaps an additional proof that things were changing, the "El Espia" (The Spy) column in Diario Libre carried a note telling of an incident in Jimani whereby a Cesfront lieutenant stopped a group of civilians crossing the border assisted by a Dominican army major. Although the major attempted to pull rank, the lieutenant stood firm and the major had to back down. Some observers of the scene described it as "a good start."
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