BANI.- Peravia province judge Suilda Brito Hernandez set bail for one of two suspects implicated in the August 5 murders of seven Colombians tied to drug trafficking, in a cane field in the town Paya, Baní (south), bringing the number of people indicted in the case so far to more than 13.

A RD$100,000 peso bond was set for Felix Terrero, of Barahona, whereas Jose Luis Montas Vargas, a used car dealer from the capital, was sent to San Cristóbal’s Najayo prison for 18 month, as the case unfolds.

Montas’ attorney challenged judge Brito’s ability to hear the case, claiming the accusation doesn’t consist of an arrest warrant, rather a warrant to search the car business.

With the latest detentions the Justice Ministry in Baní has indicted more than 13 people in the case called the Bani bloodbath, where according to Police the killers of the seven Colombians took thousands of dollars in cash and 1,200 kilos of cocaine in suitcases which they loaded in two SUVs, allegedly provided by Montas.