The drug cycle

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US Ambassador to the DR Robert Fannin says that Dominican officials are aware that much of the assets (property and money) seized from drug busts eventually end up back in the hands of criminals. Fannin says that Dominican officials are concerned about the situation and say they are frustrated by the limitations in the system. Fannin explained that in the DR goods are only seized by drug enforcement agencies after a trial has been concluded and that in many cases, as the trial progresses, legal loopholes are found by the defense so that the property and cash may return to the criminals. Fannin made the statements during a luncheon with invited press at the US Embassy.

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