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12-02-2009, 05:20 PM
The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) is investigating shipments of more than 2,000 kilos of cocaine from the DR to neighboring Puerto Rico hidden amongst yams and manioc (yautia) over the last year. The DNCD investigation appears to have taken on greater significance since it was linked to fugitive Puerto Rican drug capo Jose A. Figueroa. Two thousand kilos of cocaine were allegedly shipped in 22 containers by the "Grupo de Tireo" crime group. Brothers Ivan and Euclides Suazo Rivas from Tireo in Constanza province are said to lead the so-called group. Last Saturday DNCD officials intercepted a shipment of drugs hidden in sweet potatoes and yautia at the Autopista Duarte toll area. The truck was carrying 130 kilos of cocaine concealed underneath the produce. The brothers are linked to Puerto Rico because one of them lives in Mayaguez where the family ran a shipping company as a front for their operations. The United States DEA is also involved in the investigation.
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