SANTO DOMINGO.- A small plane with four people and an undetermined amount of drug crashed yesterday at dawn on a mountain in Altagracia, Pedernales (southwest), the National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) last night.
The authorities tracked it until it disappeared from radar, and blame the bad weather for the crash, said DNCD spokesman Roberto Lebrón.
The country of origin of the plane, consumed by fire, is unknown although most of those craft come from South America.
Lebrón said of the occupants only one could be identified.
Forensics and prosecutors will go to the place today, where the two bundles of the drug remains guarded by the DNCD.


This the Dominican system of "don't ask, don't tell". There was not mention of a fire nor that the drugs were destroyed. These drugs will be recycled and put back into the supply pipeline for a price. We already know the SW DNCD is corrupt and I can personally testify of the DNCD Norte in Santiago is corrupt as hell.
If community leaders want drugs out of their neighborhood then we must pay the jefe of DNCD Norte to do the job is already getting paid to do by the RD Gov. That job is to close & arrest major drug distribution houses like the Pichardos in Ensanche Caonabo (near the Cibao Stadium & Children's Hospital). They have had major shipments of drugs since late summer but no one gives a damn about poor Dominicans!
4 people on a drug run that would seem to alot of extra weight.
You have highlighted very interesting points !
OK, so a plane that cost at least $100k, travelled from Colombia to DR to drop off 75 kilos. What were the extra 2 guys for, a relief crew? Oh, the navigator and flight attendent, my bad.
And watch as the big idiot makes a commission of inguiry with the Generals and Justice people, and they will charge a Sgt with stealing 5 kilos to make it 80 kilos.