NewsWhore
09-30-2008, 03:00 PM
The increase in drug activity in the DR can be attributed to an increased presence of Colombian drug cartels using the country as a springboard for drug operations. During the first ten months of the year, 83 flights were detected entering the DR illegally with the aim of dropping drugs on national territory. According to Diario Libre, an average of 15 illegal flights enter Dominican airspace each month. The newspaper reports that during this same period the authorities arrested 403 Colombian nationals with ties to drug trafficking and 32 Colombians have been murdered in drug related incidents. This includes the four men who died in a plane crash in the mountains of Pedernales last week. Diario Libre states that this increase in drug trafficking activity is putting national security at risk.
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