Drugs and the DR

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Listin Diario reports that a book published by Random House, "Illustrated World Atlas," highlights the fact that drugs have become a very important part of the Dominican economy and that the country has become a springboard for transporting drugs to the United States. The book was written under the guidance of Ray Hudson from Durham University. Congressman Pelegrin Castillo says the fact the country now has this image should be enough for the government to show signs that it is willing to limit the amount of influence that drug money has on the economy.

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