Santo Domingo.- The Executive Branch's adviser on drugs Marino Vinicio Castillo, reiterated his criticism of the U.S. for the limited assistance he said it gives the Dominican Republic in the war on drug trafficking.

He said in a comparison between the Clinton and Bush administrations on the logistical support provided to Caribbean nations to tackle drugs, “the current U.S. government’s neglect is obvious.”

As an example he said Plan Merida, in which the U.S. gives US$500 million to Mexico and Central America to fight drug cartels, organized crime and human trafficking, but donates only US$2.5 million to Dominican Republic and Haiti for the same effort.

He also criticized the country's Judiciary because they allegedly work very little in the Government's war on drug trafficking. "In this period there have been more than 39,000 drug charges filed and there’s not even one percent is being prosecuted.”

He said the country has a population linked to drug-trafficking which is "re-circulating" through the streets since the authorities don’t fully utilize the law-enforcement process.

He also said there’s a blockade in the Dominican Senate against the purchase of the Super Tucano aircraft and radars, which he said would better control Dominican airspace.

Castillo, interviewed by Cesar Medina in Color Vision, voiced the same harsh criticism on Friday in the presence of president Leonel Fernandez and U.S. diplomats and officials.