10-year old drug supplier

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A 10-year old boy allegedly carrying 8.1 grams of cocaine and 2.7 grams of crack in his underwear was arrested by drug enforcement agents on Friday, 19 June. The DNCD reported the arrest in Hoyo de Gurabito, in Santiago. Also arrested for investigation were Jose Raul Felix Gomez and Rafael Rivas Urena. Hoy newspaper quoted local residents as saying that these two men had supplied the drugs to the child for future sales. The gang leader was identified as Welbis Arturo Cordoba, who fled from the drug agents, according to the DNCD. Abel Rojas, spokesman for the DNCD in Santiago, said that this was the first time that a 10-year old has been arrested for involvement in drug sales. The boy was sent to the juvenile court where he faces a sentence of up to two years. Rojas said that the child used a scale to weigh the drugs and had a cell phone for contacting Welbis and his associates. He said that DNCD agents were in pursuit of vendors in Hoyo de Gurabito after receiving warning that a child was being used to distribute drugs in the so-called "Cordoba's place". The child is said to have identified Cordoba as his immediate boss, as reported in Hoy.

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