NewsWhore
05-29-2009, 05:10 PM
The National Drug Control Department reported that it is investigating three men in connection with a drug shipment that was about to be dropped over Miches at dawn yesterday.
The agents confronted and arrested the three, who were found in possession of a AK-47 gun, police camouflage uniform, three radios and a red Toyota pickup L236151.
As reported, one of the detained was identified as Ruddy Parcela, a well-known drug smuggler, who has been sought by the DNCD for some time.
The plane the men were waiting for is thought to have come from South America and was detected flying 30 miles off Saona Island.
Diario Libre reports today that as of this week that the eastern provinces of the country there is a record of 54 clandestine flights from January 2007 to May 2008. Reportedly, 2,500 kilos of narcotics would have been launched from the planes. And of the 54 flights, only 15 were caught by the authorities.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#15)
The agents confronted and arrested the three, who were found in possession of a AK-47 gun, police camouflage uniform, three radios and a red Toyota pickup L236151.
As reported, one of the detained was identified as Ruddy Parcela, a well-known drug smuggler, who has been sought by the DNCD for some time.
The plane the men were waiting for is thought to have come from South America and was detected flying 30 miles off Saona Island.
Diario Libre reports today that as of this week that the eastern provinces of the country there is a record of 54 clandestine flights from January 2007 to May 2008. Reportedly, 2,500 kilos of narcotics would have been launched from the planes. And of the 54 flights, only 15 were caught by the authorities.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#15)