One of the good ones killed

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A 34-year old Army captain, Ismael Fernando Astacio Montero, who was in charge of National Drug Control Department (DNCD) operations in Azua, was buried yesterday. DNCD chief Major General Rafael Ramirez Ferreira said that the murder is proof of what the department is up against. "The threats against our members and officers is a reality," said Ramirez Ferreira. Astacio was shot to death by alleged drug dealers who attacked his unit when they were about to arrest the suspects while they were engaged in a cocaine transaction. Astacio had been assigned to Azua, one of the most difficult drug points in the country, after serving in La Romana. One of the suspected dealers was also killed in the shooting. Astacio was a highly regarded officer.

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