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SOSUA, Dominican Republic. - The Tourism Police (POLITUR) arrested 30 women accused of prostitution and of harassing tourists, in a sweep headed by the captain Pedro de la Cruz, who said many of the detainees had been mugging the foreigners.

It was also reported that women of Haitian nationality are among the detainees.

The POLITUR officer said all of the women were sent to Puerto Plata’s Office of the Prosecutor, and that the arrests were ordered after persistent complaints from Sosúa and Puerto Plata and hotels even tourists, that the foreign visitors were being mugged and harassed.

According to the complaints, some of the women invited the tourists to have sex but instead gave the foreigners drugs to put them to sleep, to steal their wallets cameras, jewelry and other items.

SOURCE: listin.com.do

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Written by: BLANCO, 12 Jun 2008 9:15 AM
From: Dominican Republic
just 30?/ well it is a start
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Written by: time2rize, 12 Jun 2008 9:44 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Damm so last months replacement, of all the Sosua policeman, seems to be working. hopefully it stays that way. And hopefully they up there paid, so that with time they do not fall in the hand of corruption aswell.

Jefe PN dispone sustitución de todo el personal policial del municipio de Sosúa
http://www2.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=104780
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Written by: gouletcolonial, 12 Jun 2008 9:52 AM
From: Canada
Is Sosua becoming Dodge or Tombstone.?..... Risable you have my sympathies ....a bad reputation is hard to live down and is bad for business
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Written by: time2rize, 12 Jun 2008 10:00 AM
From: Dominican Republic
GC,

Thanks but im in located in Cabarete and most of the problem is in Sosua.
Cabarete is the Surfing town, Sosua is more of the whoring town, and Politur use to be the Pimps.lol
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Written by: gouletcolonial, 12 Jun 2008 10:15 AM
From: Canada
Risable yes I know but you must be careful of guilt by association your proximity causes you to be painted with the same brush....be careful
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Written by: DennisC, 12 Jun 2008 10:52 AM
From: United States
lock them all up, not just 30!! lol!,
30 most be alone parked in one entrance to the beach, every damn day,
I saw that with my own eyes, with my son and grandaughters, and was not a pretty sight
to look at, especially going with children.
Send them all to "cortar caña", good later to make ethanol, cheaper than gasoline.
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Written by: pappabowie, 12 Jun 2008 1:24 PM
From: Afghanistan, BAF
Well, let's hope this doesn't get out of hand... We wouldnt want to drive the prices up on a "peice" :)
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Written by: Edward, 12 Jun 2008 2:19 PM
From: United States, Leominster, Massachusetts
Well that's what those dirty old men get for going to DR with their Viagra pills looking for hot young morenas LOL
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Written by: zak325, 12 Jun 2008 2:40 PM
From: United States
That old trick? you would think guys would wise to that.
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Written by: Escott, 12 Jun 2008 4:32 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Sosua/Cabarete
You all think prostitution is for old men from other countries but look at all the cabanas in Santiago, Santo Domingo and every other freakin hole in the wall here in the DR. Dominicans use prostitutes more than foreigners and so much more so that foreigners in the percentage is almost not visable at all.

Prostitution is legal here in case any of you didn't realize that. Also Politur in Sosua was NOT replace, just the Policia National.
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Written by: Jander, 12 Jun 2008 5:18 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Whats dirty about having a nice evening with an attractive young consenting woman.
There are plenty of women her that aren't prostitutes that love sex and love older foreign men.

The majority of the Domincan men are "Machista and have 3 or more girlfriends.

Thats why the Cabana's are full everyone out getting some strat

Unlike American/European (excluding eastern Europe) Latin women see older as better.

These mugger /hookers are giving the good ones a bad name.

But then like some one said some of thse guys must really be idiots and probably deserve to get hustled.

Hopely they aren't too stupid to let it happen twice.



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Written by: gouletcolonial, 12 Jun 2008 5:40 PM
From: Canada
one of the main reasons for the cabannas is privacy ...a need to have a place to go with your girlfriend where your family is not in the same room with you...not just a place to go with hookers
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Written by: steviewonder, 12 Jun 2008 9:01 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago
Great job by the police to get rid of some of the competition, word is the 30 are all Haitian. More of them to gooooooo!!!!! How do you arrest individuals for performing a legal activity?
" Now the Dominican ladies can work in Sosua and rule again!!!!!
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Written by: ladronaso, 13 Jun 2008 1:10 PM
From: United States
Regarding Jander, 12 Jun 2008 5:18 PM

Au contraire, one of the primary reasons many of these women who enjoy sex seek older men is because of the many opportunities that arise from any relationships formed, not necessarily because of a natural attraction to physical and personal qualities. It is simply stated, Opportunity. Dominicans are forever ambitious about an opportunity.
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Written by: dondi, 13 Jun 2008 6:09 PM
From: United States
Like the haitian one's are the only one's that would rob you.......Plus we all know dominicans don't like haitians so it's personal to me and they work for less money and do a better job let's keep it real.......
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Written by: ladronaso, 14 Jun 2008 1:33 PM
From: United States
$%##$?\@@/$^&%##$#

Where do they come from?

And why...?
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Written by: DonDiego, 15 Jun 2008 5:03 PM
From: United States
Will the Hatian muggers be ending their Dominican vacations now?
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Written by: playjay, 20 Jul 2008 12:59 PM
From: Angola
Yahoo! This means prostitution is going to go away forever!! woo hoo!!!!!
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