SANTO DOMINGO.- General Rolando Rosado had been designated in the post just 15 days when an elite team of the National Drugs Control Agency (DNCD), without the presence of prosecutors, botched a pursuit against the narcotics trafficker known in the Dominican Republic as Cristian Almonte, but who turned out to be the Puerto Rican fugitive Jose Figueroa Agosto.
The senior official didn’t have any idea then that Figueroa had infiltrated the two agencies to which he belongs, the National Police and the DNCD.
At first he thought the escape was fruit of the criminal’s audacity, but today it appears that he had internal help who tipped him off from the inside.
One month after Sobeida Feliz’s arrest and the seizure of 4.6 million dollars in a vehicle that turned out to be property of colonel Jose Amado González, with whom he often dealt, a search uncovers that a suspect of being part of Figueroa’s ring had in his power the original file which should’ve been solely in the DNCD’s sensitive intelligence unit.
Captain Damián Lopez Devers charged with “treason to the mother country,” allegedly received 10,000 dollars for “the favor.”
One week before he had to arrest his head of operations in Puerto Plata International Airport
because he had left a meeting directly with Rosado and the Joint Information Center (CICC) director and, general Jose Matos Cruz, to inform the drug traffickers (whom shipped cocaine towards Canada) that the agents would be coming for them.
The operation was successful despite the tip-off.
Toño Leña
As to Figueroa, things continued to turn grimmer. On Monday, December 7, the DNCD and the Justice Ministry’s top teams prepared an surprise operation to arrest who was said to be the key player in the reception of drugs airdropped in the East region, Ramon Antonio del Rosario Puente (Toño Leña), and Figueroa’s alleged supplier.
The operation staged on Tuesday, December 8 , but Toño Leña vanished shortly before.
Convinced there was a leak Rosado gathered his senior team the following day, slammed his fist on the table several times and threatened sanctions.
He now sees that his chief of operations, colonel Miguel Sanchez Martinez, and the head of services at La Romana International Airport, Manuel Diaz Madera, is under investigation for the murder of colonel González’s, collaborator of Figueroa.
The escape
Figueroa had six permits to bear arms; four from Interior and Police and two from the Armed Forces Ministry.
Written by: Gringo_1, 5 Jan 2010 8:44 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Maimon (Bonao)
This is shockingly shocking news. NOT!
Written by: BASTA, 5 Jan 2010 9:37 AM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs
Who gives a shit I have more problems cutting 5 hectares for carbon viva free drugs! Banish Brugal. Oh no tickets to Somila unless I want to capture British warships.
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
We are all shocked yes shocked
From: United States
Like this is a revalation?
Update! The entire leadership structure, the military, every individual police agency, importers/exporters, moto drivers, and shoe shine boys have been tapped into "the trade"....it's only a matter of time before an "unknown" politico surfaces and becomes elected on pesos that have cocaine residue on them.....
From: United States
And this tangled web of deceit and corruption keeps growing and growing. Why I'm not surprised at any of this. I'm just waiting to see who either ends up shot to death or "in jail" next. Who's next?
Written by: generoso, 5 Jan 2010 9:53 AM
From: United States, Quisqueya
I really want to see a copy of the manuscript letter that was left by Lt. Coronel Gonzalez , before he was shot, and supposedly spilling all the beans and naming some "untouchables". I bet you anything that the original is "lost" in the paperwork. Too scandalous to make public, otherwise many heads will roll including some big political names.
Written by: generoso, 5 Jan 2010 9:53 AM
From: United States, Quisqueya
Not only the narcotics agency but many high ranking active and retired military and police chiefs, and political candidates of different parties in past and present administrations. All this according to scuttlebutt and today's editorial of "Diario Libre".
This is just the tip of the iceberg, a scandal of huge magnitude and can not be swept under the rug, like the spin masters are urgently trying to do.
Many military and civilian big shots are involved, and so are the dozens that contributed to the laundering of the illegal proceeds, many in positions of power and influence.
The reality is that the DR has become a narco state, is staring at us in the face.
Governmental graft and corruption in cahoots with drug cartels, and evidence of illegal immigrants doing the dirty work as mules from Colombia to Haiti to DR and then on to Puerto Rico.
There has to be a thorough house cleansing and persistent prosecuting of all the felons involved,
whomever they may be, or we will have to get
Written by: generoso, 5 Jan 2010 9:54 AM
From: United States, Quisqueya
the hell out of Dodge.
Written by: zooma, 5 Jan 2010 10:07 AM
From: United States
This whole mess is like the D.R. is a giant soncocho with some bad meat. There are some good ingredients but the bad meat fouls the meal. You have throw it out to the pigs and start over, fresh.
Written by: msjersey, 5 Jan 2010 10:08 AM
From: United States, New Jersey(Cibaeno/Los mina)
If there is something PRicans know is narcotics.
Written by: LaVerdad, 5 Jan 2010 11:27 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago
Connnn...time to clean house.
Written by: Yucahu, 5 Jan 2010 11:57 AM
From: United States, Miami
Come on, let us not slander Boricuas. Gmiller can do that for us. haha, just kidding.
Written by: Lopez31, 5 Jan 2010 12:05 PM
From: United States
"Treason to the Mother country", I remember a time when a men would face a firing squad for this. Please Please, lets start hanging them at the center of Santo Domingo on National TV. Dominicans today have no ba*ls or in other words we are turning into puerto ricans.
Written by: Escott, 5 Jan 2010 12:39 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera and Sosua a 2 days a month for payday
Too funny, what a bunch of turkeys...
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
You've got to give this PRican some credit for creating, running very effectively a functioning parallel government. He had political officials; police, army and navy; judges; bankers; real estate officers; immigration; aviation; etc; etc. He bought them all!
The man could be equivalent of a modern days Alphonse Capone!
Even on the run, he still manages to chime in and remove some key individuals he disagrees with, maybe doing the task himself.
The man is twisted, but possibly brilliant.
I could see a movie made about this story some time in future. Heck, they made a movie about "Correa Costa", a PRican criminal from the 60's!
MJEV.
Written by: ggmoya, 6 Jan 2010 12:57 AM
From: United States, New York
cia operative
From: United States, Brooklyn
Interesting....... He was a PRican fugitive, with a different name who went on to DR to carry on his drug trafficking business, buying off law enforcement. Dam this guy comes fully loaded, complete package. Attribute this to the lack of communication between the PR and DR law enforcement agencies.
The same way the narcotrafico has stepped up their game, so should law enforcement. Unfortunately that is easier said than done. Reason is lack of funds. Lack of funds is also responsible for criminals being able to buy off law enforcement agents. They do not get paid enough, until they do we will continue to hear of such occurrences in the news.
Written by: ggmoya, 6 Jan 2010 4:17 AM
From: United States, New York
joseph pistone
Written by: ggmoya, 6 Jan 2010 5:08 AM
From: United States, New York
SEP 22, 2009 -- (SAN JUAN, P.R). - Angel Ayala-Vazquez,. a.k.a “El Buster” a.k.a “Angelo Millones” identified as the head of the largest drug trafficking organization in Puerto Rico, was arrested by DEA, FBI and PRPD on September 18, 2009. Ayala-Vazquez has been the principal leader of an organization responsible for the importation of thousands of kilograms of narcotics to Puerto Rico, the transshipment of narcotics from Puerto Rico to the continental United States, the distribution of kilogram quantities of narcotics to other drug trafficking organizations operating in Puerto Rico and street distribution. Ayala Vazquez has allowed other members of the drug trafficking organization to control the street level sale of the narcotics within other public housing projects and throughout the district of Puerto Rico, so long as the narcotics are purchased from him. Figueroa Agosto purchased cocaine from suppliers in Dominican Republic and shipped them to Ayala. Agosto was a liaison.
Written by: ggmoya, 6 Jan 2010 5:18 AM
From: United States, New York
duplicado
Written by: ggmoya, 6 Jan 2010 5:18 AM
From: United States, New York
So, you see, this has NOTHING to do with Dominican Republic and everything to do with the United States wiping out the largest drug trafficking organization in Puerto Rico to make room for new organizations. Agosto's role was to supply the drugs to Ayala from Dominican Republic and he would've needed the U.S. government's help to do this. Along the way, he met a lot of corrupt individuals who helped him achieve his goal, as well. Now, Agosto is safe and sound and the mission is complete. Of course, Dominican Republic is left shook by the "Undercover Tsunami" that just passed by them. Soon, people will become desensitized, the way we are in the United States. Nothing like this fazes us anymore.
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Update! The entire leadership structure, the military, every individual police agency, importers/exporters, moto drivers, and shoe shine boys have been tapped into "the trade"....it's only a matter of time before an "unknown" politico surfaces and becomes elected on pesos that have cocaine residue on them.....
This is just the tip of the iceberg, a scandal of huge magnitude and can not be swept under the rug, like the spin masters are urgently trying to do.
Many military and civilian big shots are involved, and so are the dozens that contributed to the laundering of the illegal proceeds, many in positions of power and influence.
The reality is that the DR has become a narco state, is staring at us in the face.
Governmental graft and corruption in cahoots with drug cartels, and evidence of illegal immigrants doing the dirty work as mules from Colombia to Haiti to DR and then on to Puerto Rico.
There has to be a thorough house cleansing and persistent prosecuting of all the felons involved,
whomever they may be, or we will have to get
This whole mess is like the D.R. is a giant soncocho with some bad meat. There are some good ingredients but the bad meat fouls the meal. You have throw it out to the pigs and start over, fresh.
The man could be equivalent of a modern days Alphonse Capone!
Even on the run, he still manages to chime in and remove some key individuals he disagrees with, maybe doing the task himself.
The man is twisted, but possibly brilliant.
I could see a movie made about this story some time in future. Heck, they made a movie about "Correa Costa", a PRican criminal from the 60's!
MJEV.
The same way the narcotrafico has stepped up their game, so should law enforcement. Unfortunately that is easier said than done. Reason is lack of funds. Lack of funds is also responsible for criminals being able to buy off law enforcement agents. They do not get paid enough, until they do we will continue to hear of such occurrences in the news.