Removed for ties to drug dealers

[NewsWhore]

A pilot who "occasionally" piloted the Presidential helicopter has been dismissed, according to reports from the Presidency. Major General Joaquin Perez Feliz of the Air Force said that Lieutenant Colonel Harold Manzano Garcia was dismissed for "serious proven faults." As reported in the El Castrense website, Manzano Garcia was dismissed for his alleged "ties" to drug dealers. Presidency press director Rafael Nunez confirmed the dismissal. He said that Manzano was not the President's pilot, and only occasionally flew the presidential helicopter. He said that Manzano Garcia had been admitted to the Air Force in the rank of lieutenant colonel. According to the website, the Army took the decision after a memorandum was circulated prohibiting Armed Forces officers from maintaining ties with people linked to the drug trade. Furthermore, the Army says that Manzano traveled frequently abroad without reporting to his superiors.
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