{"id":509683,"date":"2026-06-02T10:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/army-detains-54-undocumented-individuals-and-seizes-motorcycles-during-operations-in-montecristi\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:11:11","slug":"army-detains-54-undocumented-individuals-and-seizes-motorcycles-during-operations-in-montecristi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/army-detains-54-undocumented-individuals-and-seizes-motorcycles-during-operations-in-montecristi\/","title":{"rendered":"Army detains 54 undocumented individuals and seizes motorcycles during operations in Montecristi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The undocumented individuals were attempting to evade military surveillance at different points in the border province. A Dominican citizen was detained in one of the operations.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Montecristi, D.R. \u2013 A total of 54 Haitians in an irregular migratory status were detained by members of the Dominican Republic Army (ERD) during several migratory interdiction operations in different communities of the Montecristi province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first intervention took place at the Hatillo Palma military checkpoint, where ERD soldiers detained 20 undocumented foreigners, consisting of 15 men, four women, and one minor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the military report, the group was attempting to evade security checkpoints by traveling along the berm of the La Reforma canal, on an alternate route toward the community of Hatillo Palma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"668322\" src=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-02-at-9.00.35-AM-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-668322\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"668321\" src=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-06-02-at-9.00.34-AM-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-668321\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a second operation, carried out in the community of Cayucal, Guayub\u00edn municipality, a patrol assigned to the Mang\u00e1 detachment intercepted another 20 Haitian nationals in an irregular situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those detained are 12 men, six women, and two minors, who were located in a wooded area near the Guayub\u00edn River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likewise, during an operation carried out by a motorized patrol of the 10th Infantry Battalion, 14 undocumented foreigners were detained in the vicinity of the Maguaca dam. The group was composed of nine men and five women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You might be interested in: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the same operation, a Dominican citizen identified as Juan Francisco Jim\u00e9nez Ram\u00f3n was arrested, while three motorcycles used for the transport of the foreigners were seized by the authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The detainees were transferred to the respective military facilities for the corresponding procedures and subsequently handed over to the General Directorate of Migration (DGM), in accordance with the provisions of current legislation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The undocumented individuals were attempting to evade military surveillance at different points in the border province. A Dominican citizen was detained in one of the operations. 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