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03-04-2010, 02:40 PM
The Department of Customs (DGA) has announced the suspension of operations at Caribbean Recycling, a Swiss capital firm that exported metal, as reported in Diario Libre. The company is located in the Los Alcarrizos Free Zone. Company general manager Juan Gomez Burns told Diario Libre that he denied illegal sourcing, saying that the material was purchased from a company that operates in Punta Cana, and from Haiti.
The company's operations are suspected of illegal purchase of cables and wiring stolen from telecom companies for conversion to copper for export to China.
Gregorio Lora Arias of the DGA said that during a visit to the company, 25 tons of copper was found at the free zone and at a depot at Haina Oriental prior to export to China. Lora said that a ton yields US$4,000 on the international market. He said that they also found antennas similar to those used by local telecom companies. He said the company would remain closed until a DGA investigation is completed.
Lora Arias said that 38 scrap metal export firms in the country are under investigation in order to distinguish between theft and genuine scrap metal operations.
Yoneidi Castillo, director of the Association of Telecom Companies (Adomtel) said that there have already been 160 thefts of telecom wiring affecting telecom companies in 2010. Tricom alone reported 95 cases. She said in addition to wiring, the companies have also suffered theft of antennas, power plants and other equipment. She praised the efforts of the authorities to combat this crime.
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The company's operations are suspected of illegal purchase of cables and wiring stolen from telecom companies for conversion to copper for export to China.
Gregorio Lora Arias of the DGA said that during a visit to the company, 25 tons of copper was found at the free zone and at a depot at Haina Oriental prior to export to China. Lora said that a ton yields US$4,000 on the international market. He said that they also found antennas similar to those used by local telecom companies. He said the company would remain closed until a DGA investigation is completed.
Lora Arias said that 38 scrap metal export firms in the country are under investigation in order to distinguish between theft and genuine scrap metal operations.
Yoneidi Castillo, director of the Association of Telecom Companies (Adomtel) said that there have already been 160 thefts of telecom wiring affecting telecom companies in 2010. Tricom alone reported 95 cases. She said in addition to wiring, the companies have also suffered theft of antennas, power plants and other equipment. She praised the efforts of the authorities to combat this crime.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#11)