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SANTO DOMINGO. - The National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) today incinerated more than 2.5 tons of cocaine, 23,152 marijuana plants, 63 kilos of heroin, more than 150 kilos of phenyl-acetic acid and 923,000 tablets of pseudo-ephedrine, in addition to adornments, accessories and garments with images of drugs.

Most of the substances were incinerated in the post of the 1st  Brigade Army, in the presence of DNCD president Rolando Rosado; Police chief Rafael Guzmán, Justice Ministry representatives and other officials.

The drugs had been seized since August 15, during Rosado’s tenure, among these 810 packages of cocaine found in Caucedo Multimodal Port, Boca Chica; as well as 485 kilos from Fausto Andres Mercedes, Pedro Alejandro Mota, Daniel Esteban Alvarez and Luciano Caamaño, airdropped near Samaná’s coast by a small plane.

There were also more than 254 kilos of cocaine seized from  one Alex "El Pelotero" in Villa Mella, who was later arrested.

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8 comment(s)
Written by: LStafano, 22 Dec 2009 2:05 PM
From: United States, ga
good job!
Written by: baldoria23, 22 Dec 2009 2:38 PM
From: United States, Washington
the funny thing is that the officers and other gov reps were standing down-wind :^D
Written by: BASTA, 22 Dec 2009 2:55 PM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs
No big loss plenty more
Written by: santana33, 22 Dec 2009 4:48 PM
From: United States, New York, NY
He was later arrested but we still know his as "Alex 'El Pelotero' "??
Written by: juanb, 22 Dec 2009 6:52 PM
From: Dominican Republic
General to Lieutenant: We have prepared the 5 tons of drugs for the burning and they are located in the storage area. Please arrange for their disposal.

Lieutenant to Seargent: The drugs are ready for burning. There are 4 tons in the storage area. Please arrange for their disposal.

Seargent to Cabo: The drugs are ready for burning. There are 3 tons in the storage area. Please arrange for their disposal.

Cabo to other Cabo: Let's be sure to get ours and then we can burn the other 2.5 tons.

Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 23 Dec 2009 7:24 AM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
" garments with images of drugs." .............the worst of all
Written by: pelaut, 23 Dec 2009 8:38 AM
From: United States
They were in the evidence room since August?
Written by: Grosero, 23 Dec 2009 12:01 PM
From: United States
There reading between the lines....

There was really 5 tons of coke before the split

Half goes up in smoke....

&

Half goes to the Good Ole USA..

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