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NewsWhore
06-25-2007, 06:00 PM
The Dominican Air Force has reported 155 illegal flights over Dominican territory since June 2006. Major General Pena Antonio told Diario Libre reporters that in nearly all of the reported incidents, the planes' flight paths originated in South America. Light planes from South America have dropped tons of drugs along the south coast of the Dominican Republic. The General said that drug traffickers preferred the country because of its geographical location. As a result he praised the purchase of aircraft from Brazil for the use in anti-drug trafficking operations, announced by President Fernandez last week.

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