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NewsWhore
02-13-2008, 02:20 PM
In spite of the Haitian official ban on Dominican poultry and eggs, many Haitians are still purchasing chickens and eggs and taking them across the border. In fact, according to Listin Diario, a flourishing new business has emerged: contraband eggs and chickens. According to the paper, this is particularly noticeable in the area between Dajabon and Manzanillo along the frontier. The "chicken-runners" manage to avoid Haitian Agricultural Department inspectors as well as the Dominican police. Most of the contraband is taken across the border on the days when the Bi-National Market is not operating. According to reports from Dominican traders and Haitian buyers alike, it is fairly easy to cross the frontier near Manzanillo due to a lack of vigilance by either country.

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