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08-13-2009, 06:20 PM
President Leonel Fernandez announced yesterday he was declaring war against the micro-trafficking of drugs.
Diario Libre says that the National Department for Drug Control (DNCD) has pinpointed 19,000 of the micro-positions for distributing drugs nationwide. The goal is to dismantle the sales points.
Fernandez wants more aggressive action against drug dealers by the state's security organizations.
"And if these points are recycled we will have to see if there is complicity in the state's security institutions, because what could be happening is that there really are agents that are receiving benefits from this operation and that are not fulfilling their duty," said Fernandez.
The President also promised to create new job opportunities for youths. The President says the micro-traffic is the principal threat to Dominican youth.
Yesterday, the DNCD announced major changes to their organization structure nationwide.
Fernandez spoke when presenting graduation class rings and laptops to the 11 winners of the National Youth Prize 2009, Fernandez praised Dominican young people, saying that he was proud of them. In his long talk, the nation's leader also kidded and joked and told anecdotes to the youngsters, many of which will take part in the courses in leadership that are sponsored by the Ministry of Youth in United States universities.
"I have not forgotten to take note, nevertheless, of how much we have come forward, a certain progress that we have experienced. These young people are receiving gold rings and a laptop. In my time we just got a diploma," he commented, bringing about the chuckles of students.
The government (primarily state prosecutors and judiciary) has been criticized for its inefficient policies to combat increasing drug trafficking in the country. Peravia Senator Wilton Guerrero has insisted drug traffickers are in complicity with high up government officers, prosecutors, police officers, the military and drug trafficking control agents.
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Diario Libre says that the National Department for Drug Control (DNCD) has pinpointed 19,000 of the micro-positions for distributing drugs nationwide. The goal is to dismantle the sales points.
Fernandez wants more aggressive action against drug dealers by the state's security organizations.
"And if these points are recycled we will have to see if there is complicity in the state's security institutions, because what could be happening is that there really are agents that are receiving benefits from this operation and that are not fulfilling their duty," said Fernandez.
The President also promised to create new job opportunities for youths. The President says the micro-traffic is the principal threat to Dominican youth.
Yesterday, the DNCD announced major changes to their organization structure nationwide.
Fernandez spoke when presenting graduation class rings and laptops to the 11 winners of the National Youth Prize 2009, Fernandez praised Dominican young people, saying that he was proud of them. In his long talk, the nation's leader also kidded and joked and told anecdotes to the youngsters, many of which will take part in the courses in leadership that are sponsored by the Ministry of Youth in United States universities.
"I have not forgotten to take note, nevertheless, of how much we have come forward, a certain progress that we have experienced. These young people are receiving gold rings and a laptop. In my time we just got a diploma," he commented, bringing about the chuckles of students.
The government (primarily state prosecutors and judiciary) has been criticized for its inefficient policies to combat increasing drug trafficking in the country. Peravia Senator Wilton Guerrero has insisted drug traffickers are in complicity with high up government officers, prosecutors, police officers, the military and drug trafficking control agents.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1)