translator: i m not even going to respond to those charges. they don t make any sense. the government does not own rental shops. reporter: the customs director also says he doesn t make the laws, he enforces them. and when i tell him many of the charities, the so-called ngos don t want us to use their names, he s not impressed. translator: if the ngos don t want their names used they ve got something to hide. we not blocking anything. they re blocking themselves. reporter: and the director stresses haiti has to look out for illegal businesses, posing as charities. translator: you can t just arrive with a container and be waved through. imagine if we just said, go through with your drugs and your arms. a good point, but hard to square that with ambulances and earth movers and humanitarian aid that s been here for weeks.
and i m sure that they are not at all alone. to some fair-minded people, it could sound like maybe the haitian government wants to make some extra money by holding this stuff and by forcing these ngos to rent equipment from local dealers here in haiti. can you understand how people can think that? translator: i m not even going to respond to those charges. they don t make any sense. the government does not own rental shops. reporter: the customs director also says he doesn t make the laws, he enforces them. and when i tell him many of the chairities, the so-called ngos don t want us to use their name, he s not impressed. reporter: if the translator: if the ngos don t want their names used they ve got something to hide. we not blocking anything. they re blocking themselves. reporter: and he says haiti has to worry about illegal organizations posing as
going to respond to those charges. they don t make any sense. the government does not own rental shops. reporter: the customs director also says he doesn t make the laws, he enforces them. and when i tell him many of the charities, the so-called ngos don t want us to use their names, he s not impressed. translator: if the ngos don t want their names used they ve got something to hide. we not blocking anything. they re blocking themselves. reporter: and the director stresses haiti has to look out for illegal businesses, posing as charities. translator: you can t just arrive with a container and be waved through. imagine if we just said, go through with your drugs and your arms. a good point, but hard to square that with ambulances and earth movers and humanitarian aid that s been here for weeks. a red cross red crescent worker arrived and said he s hopeful they might soon be allowed to