The Haitian Customs Office on the Border with Jimaní Falls Into the Hands of an Armed Group.

The Minister of Defense, Carlos Fernández Onofre, accompanied by RCnoticias on behalf of Roberto Cavada, takes a tour to verify security on the border with Haiti, in the midst of a tense situation at the Malpasse customs post. Since last Friday, the control of the Malpasse customs office is in the hands of ...

This incursion follows an operation carried out on 22 May 2025 by customs officers, during which two trucks carrying lithium batteries were seized in the framework of Circular No. 001 of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), which formally prohibits the entry into Haiti of goods in transit through the Dominican Republic. According to the AMD, the attackers destroyed several essential documents during their attack. The forces of the Border P…

A heavily armed group seized the Malpasse customs post, on the border with Jimaní, expelling the agents of the General Customs Directorate and taking control of the border crossing since last Friday. (Continue reading...) The Jimaní entrance: Armed group takes control of the Haitian Customs office was first published in Remolacha - News Dominican Republic.

The Malpasse customs post, a town bordering Jimaní, fell under the control of heavily armed individuals who stormed the facility and expelled the officers. According to the Haitian newspaper Le Nouvelliste, heavily armed and aggressive men have been stationed at the Malpasse customs facility since last Friday. "Today, customs has no control over what enters the country through Malpasse," lamented a source. According to the report, "since Friday,…