Murdered on the job

[NewsWhore]

Fifteen drug control agents and police officers have been murdered during the last three months, as reported in Listin Diario. The National Drug Control Department (DNCD) reported 237 attacks against their agents with guns, stones, bottles and even trained dogs, especially in drug-trafficking related cases. The DNCD has lost three of its men while on duty, and another 42 have been injured by bullets, according to DNCD chief Major General Rafael Ramirez Ferreira. He said the attacks on DNCD patrols have increased in recent months, to the point that in September and October, 12 police officers died in confrontations with criminals. From January to August last year, 48 policemen died on the job. Families of police officers and DNCD agents who die in the line of duty receive RD$700,000 in compensation. Ramirez Ferreira said that despite the risks, their agents would continue to combat drug trafficking.

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