NewsWhore
08-25-2006, 04:10 PM
The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) has announced the arrest of eight military personnel who were caught with 16.55 kilos of cocaine. They are members of the Specialized Airport Security Corps (CESA). Three were arrested in Sosua, Puerto Plata on 2 July, while they were driving a vehicle containing the drugs. Another four members of CESA were involved in the case, including Navy Second Lieutenant Gustavo Antonio Polanco Perez. Also arrested were Sergeant Alexander Polanco, Nahum Emilio Angeles Garcia, Alexander Teffany Polanco, Corporal Jahanci Argelia Robles, Juan Arturo Garcia, Luis Fermin Marte, Giselle Pena Santana and Julio Rodriguez Campos, all members of the Air Force and assigned to CESA. Polanco Perez was fired by the Navy Chief of Staff and sent to the Puerto Plata prosecutor for legal processing, according to DNCD spokesman Roberto Lebron.
Diario Libre reports that 156 CESA agents have been fired since 2004 for their involvement in drug cases, or for testing positive for drug use.
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Diario Libre reports that 156 CESA agents have been fired since 2004 for their involvement in drug cases, or for testing positive for drug use.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#14)