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04-03-2009, 04:20 PM
The National Environment Protection Service, a dependency of the Ministry of Environment, has arrested 15 people accused of setting fire to more than 6,227 tareas of forest in the DR. Senpa director Colonel Francisco Santos Tolentino said the arsonists were caught in the act while officials were investigating in the area. Santos said that there were 38 reported forest fires in Santo Domingo during the first two months of the year. The accused could face up to 10 years in jail.

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