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09-18-2009, 02:20 PM
As part of the latest drive against drug trafficking, the National Drug Control Department (DNCD), the Police Central Anti-Narcotics Department and the Justice Department seized 293 kilograms of cocaine in 244 packages and US$167,160 in cash during operations carried out in Villa Mella, in Santo Domingo North and in the National District yesterday afternoon.
The drugs were seized from Gabriel Arias Castillo (Alex El Pelotero or Alex the Ballplayer) during operations carried out in the Buena Vista I sector and in the "Benny" residential building in Arroyo Hondo. In addition, a Honda Ridgeline Crew Cab pickup truck was confiscated along with a press for packaging drugs and 1000 shells for 9mm weapons, a set of binoculars and several rolls of wrapping tape.
The details of the operation were disclosed during a press conference. Speaking for government were National District prosecutor Alejandro Moscoso Segarra, National Police chief Major General Guillermo Rafael Guzman Fermin, DNCD chief Major General Rolando Rosado Mateo and Police Anti-Narcotics chief General Alejandro Estevez Germosen.
Moscoso Segarra reported that the drugs and the money are linked to fugitive drug trafficker Jose Figueroa Agosto from whom the authorities seized US$4.6 million in cash last week.
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The drugs were seized from Gabriel Arias Castillo (Alex El Pelotero or Alex the Ballplayer) during operations carried out in the Buena Vista I sector and in the "Benny" residential building in Arroyo Hondo. In addition, a Honda Ridgeline Crew Cab pickup truck was confiscated along with a press for packaging drugs and 1000 shells for 9mm weapons, a set of binoculars and several rolls of wrapping tape.
The details of the operation were disclosed during a press conference. Speaking for government were National District prosecutor Alejandro Moscoso Segarra, National Police chief Major General Guillermo Rafael Guzman Fermin, DNCD chief Major General Rolando Rosado Mateo and Police Anti-Narcotics chief General Alejandro Estevez Germosen.
Moscoso Segarra reported that the drugs and the money are linked to fugitive drug trafficker Jose Figueroa Agosto from whom the authorities seized US$4.6 million in cash last week.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)