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SANTO DOMINGO. – U.S. officials warned on Thursday that Dominican Republic and Haiti have become the main bridges to traffic drugs from Venezuela to his country and Europe, a criminal link which includes West Africa and the Caribbean.
David T. Johnson, Under Secretary of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs said Venezuela has shown little interest in halting the illegal flights which take Colombian cocaine from its territory to the U.S. and Europe.
“There’s not much evidence that the Venezuelans have taken strong measures to fight this," Johnson said to the Caracas newspaper “Ultimas Nocicias,” adding that his country’s challenge is to “really achieve productive efforts of cooperation with the Venezuelans to control this."
He said drug traffickers in Colombia, many linked to the FARC guerillas, are using neighboring Venezuela as a transshipment route to move drugs in the Caribbean, Africa, Central America and Mexico, to the United States and Europe.
From: United States
Tell us something we did not already know. The DR has a thriving drug business. I have read people dispute how this drug money has sustained the country through the global recession and they can argue all they want but drug money is a MAJOR economic influence on the DR economy. Remember Miami in the 80's this is the DR right now. We can see what the future will hold in about 15-20 years we will go through the same phase as Miami did.Maybe sooner.
Written by: josean, 20 Nov 2009 11:43 AM
From: United States
"Dominican Republic, Haiti main drug bridge to U.S., Europe, U.S. official says"
Hey the xenophobes will be happy, once again we are ahead of Haiti!
Written by: danny00, 20 Nov 2009 12:24 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
the dr has a thriving drug business, when the young dont get the proper schooling not much else left for them to do but sell drugs, sell their bodies, and sell their souls to the devil. is their?
Written by: xwill7, 20 Nov 2009 12:37 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
thats a shame
Written by: josean, 20 Nov 2009 1:49 PM
From: United States
"when the young dont get the proper schooling'
danny 00,
You have hit the proverbial nail on the head my brother!
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
Sadly, there are some who will take pride on this notoriety.
I, for one, don't care for this dirty money that corrupts our youth and compromises our future and standing in the eyes of the world. We are in effect sacrificing morality and respect for short-term financial gains. Could our goal be to sink lower than Somalia?
We must crawl out of this morass no matter the cost, and reacquaint ourselves with integrity, morality and respect, and build a worthy society. If we continue down this path, then we will just be another lawless country and a laughing stock. Mexico and Colombia have already realized this fact, and they are expending considerable effort to eradicate drugs.......perhaps one day they will succeed.
Continues:.........
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
Continued:
It is time for men of honor to rise up and be counted and organize and fight for everything we cherish and appreciate, and for the perpetuation of the ideals that gave birth to our nation and the shed blood of Duarte, Sanchez y Mella and the many worthy others who came after them. We must resist the corruptive temptations of this dirty money, which prostitutes us as a nation, and eliminate the elements promoting this wretched path.
MJEV.
Written by: josean, 20 Nov 2009 2:22 PM
From: United States
"It is time for men of honor to rise up"
I agree Doctor Strangelove!
One has, Guillermo Moreno, please research him and give hime your carefull consideration!
From: United States, Bay Area, CA - (Dei sitio)
Danny00 said:
"the dr has a thriving drug business, when the young dont get the proper schooling not much else left for them to do but sell drugs, sell their bodies, and sell their souls to the devil. is their?"
Josean said,
You have hit the proverbial nail on the head my brother!
...But his thumb was left in between the nail a the hammer.
Hey...The ones consuming the illegal thing are our highly educated gringos, or am I wrong?...What schooling are you promoting here? The one that teach most of US kids how to tattoo and how to do drugs?
From: United States, new jersey
dominican republic and haiti are the main bridges to trasnport drugs to venezuela noooooooooooooooooooo I didt know that ,
From: United States, new jersey
dominican republic and haiti are the main bridges to trasnport drugs to venezuela noooooooooooooooooooo I didt know that ,
Written by: xwill7, 20 Nov 2009 5:37 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
DR will never be the same
Written by: josean, 20 Nov 2009 5:53 PM
From: United States
Nothing ever is x!
Written by: josean, 20 Nov 2009 5:55 PM
From: United States
"The one that teach most of US kids how to tattoo and how to do drugs?"
Please show what school district in any of the 50 states or its territories promotes that in its curriculums?
Written by: xwill7, 20 Nov 2009 6:42 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
lol josean... that is correct. you can find all of the bad things in all schools in the best area's of every country on earth. The parents have to be aware and not let children get out of control.
From: United States, Bay Area, CA - (Dei sitio)
Josean,
The message is: Is way much easier to blame someone else for all the problems illegal drugs create in our societies. If parents in the US would care a bit more about their kids, drug consumption will decrease, so the illegal business.
No es la flecha la que mata, es el indio.
Written by: josean, 20 Nov 2009 10:31 PM
From: United States
"if parents in the US would care a bit more about their kids, drug consumption will decrease,"
I don't have a disagreement with that statement, and I think X wouldn't either!
Written by: kmnupe, 22 Nov 2009 11:56 PM
From: United States, NYC
...Let me add, that If crooked politicians and military personnel cared more about the kids in their respective countries, drug consumption will decrease.
Parents can do a lot, but when the flaw is in the culture itself, it's a losing battle.
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Hey the xenophobes will be happy, once again we are ahead of Haiti!
danny 00,
You have hit the proverbial nail on the head my brother!
Sadly, there are some who will take pride on this notoriety.
I, for one, don't care for this dirty money that corrupts our youth and compromises our future and standing in the eyes of the world. We are in effect sacrificing morality and respect for short-term financial gains. Could our goal be to sink lower than Somalia?
We must crawl out of this morass no matter the cost, and reacquaint ourselves with integrity, morality and respect, and build a worthy society. If we continue down this path, then we will just be another lawless country and a laughing stock. Mexico and Colombia have already realized this fact, and they are expending considerable effort to eradicate drugs.......perhaps one day they will succeed.
Continues:.........
It is time for men of honor to rise up and be counted and organize and fight for everything we cherish and appreciate, and for the perpetuation of the ideals that gave birth to our nation and the shed blood of Duarte, Sanchez y Mella and the many worthy others who came after them. We must resist the corruptive temptations of this dirty money, which prostitutes us as a nation, and eliminate the elements promoting this wretched path.
MJEV.
I agree Doctor Strangelove!
One has, Guillermo Moreno, please research him and give hime your carefull consideration!
"the dr has a thriving drug business, when the young dont get the proper schooling not much else left for them to do but sell drugs, sell their bodies, and sell their souls to the devil. is their?"
Josean said,
You have hit the proverbial nail on the head my brother!
...But his thumb was left in between the nail a the hammer.
Hey...The ones consuming the illegal thing are our highly educated gringos, or am I wrong?...What schooling are you promoting here? The one that teach most of US kids how to tattoo and how to do drugs?
Please show what school district in any of the 50 states or its territories promotes that in its curriculums?
The message is: Is way much easier to blame someone else for all the problems illegal drugs create in our societies. If parents in the US would care a bit more about their kids, drug consumption will decrease, so the illegal business.
No es la flecha la que mata, es el indio.
I don't have a disagreement with that statement, and I think X wouldn't either!
Parents can do a lot, but when the flaw is in the culture itself, it's a losing battle.