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02-16-2009, 12:50 PM
The National Police has removed Colonel Frank Feliz Almonte Castillo from his post as director of the North Region's Department for Criminal Investigations. The National Police has also called for the arrest of 27 of its agents in Puerto Plata after an internal investigation found string links between police officials and drugs. Colonel Manuel Santamaria Fondeur will now hold the post. Listin Diario reports that the Criminal Investigative Unit has all but been completely dismantled and investigations into the drug ties are continuing. According to initial reports police officials charged local drug traffickers a "toll" in exchange for the ability to negotiate with impunity. Police Chief Rafael Guillermo Guzman Fermin said he would be in Puerto Plata today to swear in the new regional police commander.
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