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01-30-2009, 06:40 PM
During a special ceremony celebrating the careers of long-standing military officers, President Leonel Fernandez used the occasion to comment on the increased involvement of Dominican military and police officials in the DR's growing drug trafficking network. Fernandez's comments came as a surprise, especially as he has never addressed the August 2008 drug massacre at Paya, Bani where seven alleged drug dealers were murdered, unleashing a series of revelations of official complicity.
Speaking at the Presidential Palace, Fernandez said that officials could not be allowed to take part in drug trafficking. Fernandez warned members of the Armed Forces and Police not to succumb to the temptations of drugs and called on the security forces to continue their struggle to rid the country of the crime. "At this moment our country is threatened, not by a conflict with another state, but by the threats and challenges of the 21st century... the proliferation of drugs, and their consequences in terms of violence and crime. But aside from the threat that exists at the national level, we have recently come across a particular problem with drugs permeating our military institutions."
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Speaking at the Presidential Palace, Fernandez said that officials could not be allowed to take part in drug trafficking. Fernandez warned members of the Armed Forces and Police not to succumb to the temptations of drugs and called on the security forces to continue their struggle to rid the country of the crime. "At this moment our country is threatened, not by a conflict with another state, but by the threats and challenges of the 21st century... the proliferation of drugs, and their consequences in terms of violence and crime. But aside from the threat that exists at the national level, we have recently come across a particular problem with drugs permeating our military institutions."
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)