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Santo Domingo.- Puerto Rico and Dominican authorities have identified the people linked to Puerto Rican kingpin Jose Figueroa Agosto’s network, and could be arrested at any time, National District prosecutor Alejandro Moscoso revealed Sunday.

Though now decapitated, the official called Figueroa’s structure great and important, for which he doesn’t discard that other people are also involved. “We don’t harbor any concern that we’ll see an exemplary sentence in this process because of all the evidence contained in the indictment. We make every effort for an exemplary sentence.”

Interviewed in the Ciudad Nueva Courthouse by news source elnacional.com.do, Moscoso said the Justice Ministry is confident the National District Court of Appeals will uphold a lower court’s convictions of the nine indicted members of Figueroa’s network. “It was a large and important structure for which the Office of the Prosecutor cannot venture to say the case is closed, other people exist within the criminal organization which Figueroa headed.”

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12 comment(s)
Written by: lovingit, 21 Nov 2011 2:11 PM
From: United States, Delaware
Where are the big fish?

Go get em!
Written by: RoyStone, 21 Nov 2011 2:32 PM
From: Australia
Why are we, and presumably they, reading about potential arrests before they happen? Give them time to take evasive action?
Written by: RobertoJose, 21 Nov 2011 3:27 PM
From: United States, FREEPORT, Long Island.... ((You're blind to the fact that you're blind))
Of course Mr. Stone,

Its the dominican government we're talking about. When it's time to read the sentencing for this major case, they will get the temp to read it also..
Written by: WalterPolo, 21 Nov 2011 3:43 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata
More people?

Of course, the fat cats that weren't nor will be bothered.
Written by: Adrian29630, 21 Nov 2011 3:57 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera
If they have been identified why have they not been arrested already? One possible answer of course is that they have been told their names are on the list and are being given some leeway to come up with the necessary bribe to enable their name to be mysteriously erased.

Those who can't find enough cash will become the scapegoats with no doubt the promise of an easy life in prison, for keeping their mouths shut, and once they have served a prison term they will be looked after.
Written by: yumnuk3, 21 Nov 2011 4:03 PM
From: United States, ø„¸¨°º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨¸„ø¤º°¨

RoyStone,
You can tell its a slow news day by what stories ignite little meaningless brush fires.
Written by: RoyStone, 21 Nov 2011 4:16 PM
From: Australia
yumnuk3,
I haven't heard - is this another long weekend? I can hear the cock-fight up the road, but that's and essential service.

Still I don't think this is a trivial story. Maybe it's the beginning of Islam's strategy for the Dominican Republic. No need to use boats - recruit them in USA then the government will pay for their extradition back into thins country. Months ago I wrote about Sharia law in the Dominican Republic. I was laughed at. I wish their laughter was justified.

Written by: CarmenReyes, 21 Nov 2011 5:29 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago
When Leonel Fernandez is mentioned then we will know the investigation is honest and diligent. When Leonel Fernandez is prosecuted and found guilty as charged we wiil see the beginning of a new Republica Dominicana
Written by: VeronicaDR, 21 Nov 2011 6:53 PM
From: United States
Plenty of big fish left. Many in our government. When do we see them brought to justice?
Written by: RoyStone, 21 Nov 2011 7:06 PM
From: Australia
VeronicaDR,
Don't hold your breath.
Remember the Golden Rule.
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(them with the gold, make the rules)
Written by: Grosero, 22 Nov 2011 8:55 AM
From: United States
even Agosto works for cheif thug and drug runner Uncle sammy $ His Goons. what alaugh, saw the newest USC Drug Runner @ Hanover Cut MIA --- The damn thinh needs a semi to haul out of the water. what a fcking waste
Written by: Grullone, 22 Nov 2011 10:32 PM
From: United States
Yeah,but they're in the armed forces.
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