Citizens demand the appointment of more agents to strengthen security in the bordermainly in the province Dajabón, so that they can face situations of instability and possible smuggling from Haiti to the Dominican Republic.
Some residents in the province say they feel strainsince they consider that communities are exposed to a greater risk of criminality, drug traffic, human trafficking and other crimes, due to the increase in migratory flow.
They assure that the situation could generate tensions in the border communitiesconsidering that the local resources are limited and that border must be protected at all costs by security agencies state security.
According to people consulted by Free Diary, reinforce the border can be seen as a necessary measure to protect the national securitybut it can also generate tensions with the neighboring countries and they ensure that limiting the mobility of people can be expensive.