NewsWhore
05-15-2006, 04:10 PM
According to a report in Hoy newspaper based on data from the National Drug Control Department (DNCD), the areas where most drugs have been confiscated are Alma Rosa, Los Mina, Ensanche Luperon, Capotillo, Guachupita, Cristo Rey, Herrera, Villa Consuelo, Villa Maria, La Zurza, Las Caobas, Villa Agricolas, and Gualey in the National District and Boca Chica in the Province of Santo Domingo. With the exception of Boca Chica, which is an industrial and tourism enclave, most of these areas are low-income areas. The report indicates that current prices for drugs in the DR are: RD$400, RD$600 and RD$1,000 for an ecstasy pill; RD$250-RD$300 for a kilo of cocaine; RD$35-RD$50 for a portion of crack, and RD$20-RD$30 for a marijuana cigarette. Heroin goes for RD$9,000 the pound, or RD$200 for 100mg.
Mateo Moquete, chief of operations of the DNCD told parents to warn their children that they could be offered drugs when visiting high-priced nightspots.
The DNCD has considerably increased drug arrests and confiscations since the change of government. In the last four months of the year, the DNCD has confiscated 2,711 grams of drug in the National District and 974 in Santo Domingo Este municipality in 37 operations. Marijuana is the most frequently confiscated drug.
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Mateo Moquete, chief of operations of the DNCD told parents to warn their children that they could be offered drugs when visiting high-priced nightspots.
The DNCD has considerably increased drug arrests and confiscations since the change of government. In the last four months of the year, the DNCD has confiscated 2,711 grams of drug in the National District and 974 in Santo Domingo Este municipality in 37 operations. Marijuana is the most frequently confiscated drug.
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