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03-16-2009, 04:50 PM
31 Puerto Plata cops who are being prosecuted for suspected ties with drug traffickers in the area were freed over the weekend by order of Penal Court judge Rosa Francia Liriano, who stated that state prosecutors had failed to comply fully with procedure laws. The commissions investigating the corruption scandals in Puerto Plata and Bonao had recommended the firing of the agents, including high-ranking officers. They were accused of associating with criminals, homicide and drug-related activities and of collecting tolls from drug traffickers in the area. The commission is made up of Police generals Manuel Castro, Ramon Rodriguez and assistant prosecutor Ramon Madera.
The 31 are: former colonel Frank Felix Almonte Castillo, former major Freddy Guillen Castillo, former lieutenants Pedro Pablo Toribio Alvaerz and Jose Daniel Cepeda Rubio, former sergeant major Rafael Lora Rosario, Joaquin Rosario Roque, Jeremias Morales Lahoz, Addrier Miguel Mustafa, Wellington Almonte Mateo, David Manuel Ortiz and Radhames del Rosario Quinones. Also former lieutenant Jose Manuel Tobar Polanco, Apolinar Antigua Cleto, former lieutenant Ramon Antonio Vasquez, first lieutenants Julio Cabrera Piantini, Jose Contreras Sanchez, Rafael Antonio Garcia, former Navy sergeant Luciano Valdez Diaz, former corporal Danny Domingue, former sergeant Jose Vargas Pena, Carlos Tobar Subervi, Silvio Bencosme Tejada, Diogenes de la Cruz Solano, Cristian Ferrer Hernandez, captain Melvin Velasquez Then, lieutenant Leonardo Gomez Cuevas and sergeant major Victor Manuel Matos Acosta, as reported in Listin Diario.
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The 31 are: former colonel Frank Felix Almonte Castillo, former major Freddy Guillen Castillo, former lieutenants Pedro Pablo Toribio Alvaerz and Jose Daniel Cepeda Rubio, former sergeant major Rafael Lora Rosario, Joaquin Rosario Roque, Jeremias Morales Lahoz, Addrier Miguel Mustafa, Wellington Almonte Mateo, David Manuel Ortiz and Radhames del Rosario Quinones. Also former lieutenant Jose Manuel Tobar Polanco, Apolinar Antigua Cleto, former lieutenant Ramon Antonio Vasquez, first lieutenants Julio Cabrera Piantini, Jose Contreras Sanchez, Rafael Antonio Garcia, former Navy sergeant Luciano Valdez Diaz, former corporal Danny Domingue, former sergeant Jose Vargas Pena, Carlos Tobar Subervi, Silvio Bencosme Tejada, Diogenes de la Cruz Solano, Cristian Ferrer Hernandez, captain Melvin Velasquez Then, lieutenant Leonardo Gomez Cuevas and sergeant major Victor Manuel Matos Acosta, as reported in Listin Diario.
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