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Santo Domingo.- A Venezuelan and a Dominican will spend one year in prison to await trial charged with stealing a twin engine aircraft one week ago Sunday, while Police chief Jose Polanco yesterday affirmed the names of all the others involved will be revealed in the next few hours.

Pedro Gerardo Gutiérrez and the Dominican resident in Venezuela, Ramon de los Santos Hernandez were sent to La Victoria prison yesterday by interim Permanent Attention judge Julio of the Santos. They were both arrested Saturday in Puerto Plata. Helicopter pilot John Percival Matos is also in custody in the case.

Investigators say Gutierrez and Hernandez were provided with accommodations in the hotel Resident Inn in the capital since October 2, and could be the link to the "mastermind" who allegedly paid Percival, an Army first lieutenant, US$350,000 to help steal the plane.

The authorities have yet to identify the pilots who flew the plane or why it was stolen.

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6 comment(s)
Written by: riosm, 31 Oct 2011 8:47 AM
From: United States
LOL the Venezuelan connection....funny how the pieces of the puzzle fall together.....more to come.
Written by: the_haitian, 31 Oct 2011 9:36 AM
From: United States
I don't understand why would they hold someone in jail for year to await trial? What if the person is innocent of the crime?
Written by: Grosero, 31 Oct 2011 10:10 AM
From: United States
Now all we need is Chief Goon in Charge, Oliver North to throw the bail.


Who the Biggest Smuggler in the Carrib????

Why it's Uncle Sammy $ His Wrecking Crew...THE GOONS!
Written by: riosm, 31 Oct 2011 10:40 AM
From: United States
The_Haitian

Good point.....sounds like guilty before proven innocent or the real slow wheels of justice in motion.


Grosero,

You forgot to add....

Are current firearms included ?

Who's the biggest drug abuser in the western hemisphere ?

Who's the biggest producer and supplier in the America's ?

Who's the biggest producer of opium in the middle east ?

Who's turning a blind eye ?

The best way to combat drug use and drug related crime is to never use drugs in the first place.

Written by: daswolfgang, 31 Oct 2011 6:38 PM
From: United States, jackson heights ny
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_del_Altiplano
Written by: andujar67, 31 Oct 2011 8:40 PM
From: United States
@haitien it a way to sweep it under the carpet by next. Year.... no one will remember these two guys will be roaming around looking for the space shuttle. This time.......
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