Sobeida's smokescreen

[NewsWhore]

Time goes by and the story of Sobeida Felix (Feliz) enters the world of folklore and myth. The housewife-turned-drug fugitive has captured the imagination and the headlines of Dominican media, and for whatever reason has overtaken the real story, which involved her alleged lover, drug kingpin Jose A. Figueroa. According to Presidential Drugs Advisor Vincho Castillo, Sobeida is still in the country, either hiding out at a resort or being protected by a "fat cat" drug lord. Castillo made the point Figueroa himself lived in the DR unperturbed flaunting his wealth for 9 years. Figueroa is a fugitive of Puerto Rican justice, who escaped from serving a 209-year term in prison. Castillo denies the claims that the DR's security forces are weak. In a recent Gallup-Hoy poll it was revealed that 70% of Dominicans believe that Sobeida has left the country.

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