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SANTO DOMINGO.- The National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) said in it arrested the year’s first “mule” yesterday afternoon, a man who tried to fly to the United States with his stomach full of bags of cocaine or heroin and which as of this morning he had expelled 101 in the Armed Forces Hospital.

It said the Dominican Carlos Manuel Vargas was detained in the Las Americas Airport when he was about to board American Airlines flight 2084 to Boston. It said Vargas will be held in the military hospital until the expulsion process concludes.

Today DNCD spokesman Roberto Lebrón said Vargas has refused to identify his contacts.

"It’s the first mule detained in the international airports in 2008,” the official said, adding that once Vargas expels the remaining bags he’ll be taken to DNCD headquarters and then to the Santo Domingo Office of the Prosecutor, prior to arraignment.

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9 comment(s)
Written by: ny4life, 2 Jan 2008 3:34 PM
From: United States, New York, NY
What an idiot!! This needs to stop!!!!!
Written by: UnderCover, 2 Jan 2008 4:26 PM
From: United States
Suckers are a dime a dozen in DR. These People just don't read the newspapers anymore in Dr.
Written by: francoisatl, 2 Jan 2008 6:19 PM
From: United States, atlanta GA
wow so far passed 101 his a$$ must hurt and no money for him
Written by: KSilva, 2 Jan 2008 10:45 PM
From: United States
How do they figure out when people are trying to carry drugs in their stomachs?

I also wonder the ratio of people that get caught vs the ones that get away with it.
Written by: josean, 3 Jan 2008 1:16 AM
From: United States
I guess Lio-nel lost another vote!
Written by: JD_Dominguez, 3 Jan 2008 9:37 AM
From: United States, Reality Check
The DNCD posts the one they caught but not the other nine that got through on that same day!

The drug supply is more abundant than crude oil which is $100 per barrel. Also, stats & facts have disclosed that most get through with drugs via DNCD agents & the help of airport personel (i.e. shipments found on the Canadian side & JFK airport). Thus, please keep in mind, that DNCD is rotten to the core! It took me 5 years of working in the communities of Santiago & visiting DNCD officies with no results to finally accept this harsh reality which was difficult as I thought like an American.

As far as drug trafficking, no one on the RD side cares but only do lip service as the "new flavor of the month" of what the RD Gov thinks the US DEA wants to hear. Otherwise, there is not genuine sincerity but only GREED. When community leaders advised DNCD or Police of new drug dealers this was only an advisement of what new criminals they could extort money from (no arrests were made)!
Written by: DaniDr, 3 Jan 2008 9:46 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo
I once saw agents of the DNCD investigating leads on the Sosúa beach. I saw the fun they were having, and the lexus, jetskis and friends they had. I can not generalize, but in my opinion there is little effort to prevent this trafficking. I guess the general trend is to catch a few so noone really complains to much. Specially drug trafficking, it's very corrupt in any country, not only in the DR, because of the large amounts of easy money that can be done for anyone that agrees to close their eyes. Another aspect is that if they really did make a good job, an assasination would be arranged by the drug gangs in order to cause general scare on the agents and officials.

As JD said, there is more drug caught on the destination that in the DR. Either airport security is really really bad, or there is no real interest in enforcing controls.
Written by: Edward, 3 Jan 2008 11:43 AM
From: United States, Faux News: Unfair Imbalance
He even looks like one. LMAO!
Written by: LADRONELyPENA, 5 Jan 2008 3:27 AM
From: Dominican Republic, SPM
The only way this stops, is if you legalize drugs!
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