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11-01-2006, 05:30 PM
US Coast Guard Commander in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Captain James Tunstall said that so far in 2006 the Coast Guard has intercepted 3,321 people in the waters between the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. Local immigration officers have also apprehended 1,454 on Puerto Rican beaches. Tunstall revealed that 15 Dominicans accused of involvement in the organization and transportation of illegals were facing trial at the United States District Court in Puerto Rico. So far, eight of the accused have been convicted in a case involving eight deaths near the Cerro Gordo beach. They were sentenced to a total of 73 years in jail.
US ambassador in the DR, Hans Hertell announced yesterday that the US Homeland Security Department was planning to collect the fingerprints and photographs of people who are involved in the organization and transport of illegal aliens to United States territory. According to Hertell, the data collected will be entered into the criminal database in the US. He said that he wanted to be clear on this point: that organizers of illegal boat trips are criminals.
Tunstall and Hertell spoke at a ceremony launching the third phase of the "Illegal voyages are voyages to death" campaign sponsored by the United States Coast Guard Service, the Attorney General of the Dominican Republic and the National Migration Office.
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US ambassador in the DR, Hans Hertell announced yesterday that the US Homeland Security Department was planning to collect the fingerprints and photographs of people who are involved in the organization and transport of illegal aliens to United States territory. According to Hertell, the data collected will be entered into the criminal database in the US. He said that he wanted to be clear on this point: that organizers of illegal boat trips are criminals.
Tunstall and Hertell spoke at a ceremony launching the third phase of the "Illegal voyages are voyages to death" campaign sponsored by the United States Coast Guard Service, the Attorney General of the Dominican Republic and the National Migration Office.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#11)