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SANTO DOMINGO.- Before hundreds of youngsters from all parts of the country, president Leonel Fernandez yesterday announced the start of, aimed at dismantling all points of sale in communities and poor barrios nationwide.

Recently the head of the Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) said drugs were being sold in 19,000 points nationwide, a figure the chief executive considers unacceptable.

To confront the situation Fernandez instructed the DNCD director to “map” all those points and adopt an aggressive policy in which all law enforcement agencies take part. “And if those points get recycled we have to see if there’s complicity in the State security agencies, because what may be happening is that in fact there are agents who are receiving benefits from that operation and aren’t complying with their duty."

He also pledged to create opportunities for the youngsters of the different social sectors, so they can have the possibility to develop, because for the chief executive, micro-traffic is the Dominican youth’s main threat.

Fernandez headed the ceremony to award rings and laptops to the 11 winners of the National Youth Prize 2009, in which he praised Dominican Republic’s youth, which he said made him proud.

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Written by: FredCDobbs This user is banned, 13 Aug 2009 7:58 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Parque Colon statue of Anacaona
what will he do import some other country's police force
Written by: juanb, 13 Aug 2009 8:09 AM
From: Dominican Republic
I bet those laptops weren't anywhere near as expensive as the ones we see in every photo of our legislators with their Vaios open. I would love to see a picture from the rear of the room to see what video games/porn they are watching.

19,000 points of sale is unacceptable. The police will get it down to 18,500 and all we will then hear about what a huge success "the war on drugs" WAS.
Written by: BASTA, 13 Aug 2009 8:45 AM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs
how about the electric first. Right now I cannot find ny dealer in the night=Black Dominican
Written by: ABR23, 13 Aug 2009 8:49 AM
From: Puerto Rico
If you have drug addicts you will have drug dealers and these will establish drug "puntos". These guys are reading the playbook, from the USA/DEA which has been a misearble failure.

Only way it will work is through education. Get rid of the additional cops and get additional teachers and youth activities. They will arrest 1,000 and 1,000 new dealers will replace them.

If you take in that he PN arrest about 100 a week and the USA deports back 100 drug dealers that we set free. It is going no where.
Written by: VeronicaDR, 13 Aug 2009 9:59 AM
From: United States
Until we fix the corruption problems the drug problem will never go away. Most Dominicans believe any payoffs possible that come with their job are ok. The lack of education and prosecution for these gross actions are the root of most of our problems. Corruption and ignorance among the general public are what keeps the country and its people back.
Written by: gmiller261, 13 Aug 2009 10:10 AM
From: United States

Another smoke screen for empty suits.

Corruption is the drug problem. These people are morons. Once they figure it out, nothing will be done. No matter how many Dominicans kill Dominicans with narcotics.

Pathetic.
Written by: WalterPolo, 13 Aug 2009 11:33 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata
Bring the number of Armed forces generals down to 8, colonels to15, majors to 20. Admirals to 3.

The lucky ones will be so afraid to lose their jobs they might stay away from the business. Everybody knows the mils are the capi in this country, "inmunos e impunos", so the least is best.

Also, it would be good for the governement payroll.

Otherwise, bring in the Malaysian method. One bong and you're dead.
Written by: MagicChristian, 13 Aug 2009 1:04 PM
From: United States
Buy and burn is the best way to deal with all this narcotics business. The capos don't like it but they, if they're smart - and they aren't - should be putting their money into something with long term profitability - like getting their respective countries back in working order.
De-crim on the weed; let the dead-heads buy a growers license - they're got plenty of money.
End of my thoughts on the matter!
Written by: MagicChristian, 13 Aug 2009 1:07 PM
From: United States
Then there is the "Malaysian Method" as the poster so artfully pointed out.
That does have a certain affect on the users.
Written by: Perez, 13 Aug 2009 2:19 PM
From: Dominican Republic
yeah, whatever! too much money is made in such business!
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