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09-22-2009, 04:30 PM
On the first day of his official visit to New York City, President Leonel Fernandez spoke at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and stressed that his administration and security officials are fully engaged in the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime. He spoke of steps that have been taken to fight drugs and strengthen public institutions.
Fernandez claims that during his tenure a total of 19,000 drug sales points have been raided in the DR. The President said that a crusade against small-scale dealers has been launched in barrios across the DR. He said that drug consumption in these areas went up after dealers began paying their distributors in drugs.
"There is a need to strengthen the struggle against small-scale drug trafficking. We need to revise the Penal Procedures Code to respond to the changes in the patterns of organized crime," said Fernandez. He said that more international support is needed for local programs.
According to Fernandez, the increase in small-scale drug trafficking in the DR is the result of an increase in migration by young people from rural areas to large cities in search of jobs, and then fall into the trap of easy drug money. He added that the drug situation is global. He commented on the DR's favorable geographical position alos works for drugs trans-shipment.
On a more positive note, he said that the Dominican public now has greater trust in the National Police. President Fernandez highlighted the success of the low-income neighborhood security program, Barrio Seguro. He said that at the start of the program the homicide rate was 26.41 for every 100,000 inhabitants. He said that by June of this year, the rate had declined to 22.81. He said patrolling nationwide at the start of the program was 4,000 agents, and that now 14,526 agents are on patrol.
Fernandez said that John Jay College has helped train Dominican police officers in criminal justice, to improve investigation and intelligence skills and scene of crime protection in the DR and New York.
President Leonel Fernandez also spoke on the future of higher education in the DR at Hostos Community College, and today he is scheduled to speak at Brooklyn Law School on Constitutional Reform.
President Fernandez is in New York to attend the UN General Assembly and the V Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative.
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Fernandez claims that during his tenure a total of 19,000 drug sales points have been raided in the DR. The President said that a crusade against small-scale dealers has been launched in barrios across the DR. He said that drug consumption in these areas went up after dealers began paying their distributors in drugs.
"There is a need to strengthen the struggle against small-scale drug trafficking. We need to revise the Penal Procedures Code to respond to the changes in the patterns of organized crime," said Fernandez. He said that more international support is needed for local programs.
According to Fernandez, the increase in small-scale drug trafficking in the DR is the result of an increase in migration by young people from rural areas to large cities in search of jobs, and then fall into the trap of easy drug money. He added that the drug situation is global. He commented on the DR's favorable geographical position alos works for drugs trans-shipment.
On a more positive note, he said that the Dominican public now has greater trust in the National Police. President Fernandez highlighted the success of the low-income neighborhood security program, Barrio Seguro. He said that at the start of the program the homicide rate was 26.41 for every 100,000 inhabitants. He said that by June of this year, the rate had declined to 22.81. He said patrolling nationwide at the start of the program was 4,000 agents, and that now 14,526 agents are on patrol.
Fernandez said that John Jay College has helped train Dominican police officers in criminal justice, to improve investigation and intelligence skills and scene of crime protection in the DR and New York.
President Leonel Fernandez also spoke on the future of higher education in the DR at Hostos Community College, and today he is scheduled to speak at Brooklyn Law School on Constitutional Reform.
President Fernandez is in New York to attend the UN General Assembly and the V Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#1)