A U.S. radar station in Cabo Rojo, dismantled years ago, could be even more effective now. File photo.
SANTO DOMINGO.- Justice minister Radhamés Jiménez yesterday acknowledged a
lack of logistics to fight drug-trafficking and said the National Drugs Control
Agncy (DNCD) needs more support and funds.
He said the Dominican Air Force and Navy also need equipment to protect the
airspace and coasts,, reason why the Government seeks to acquire a modern fleet
to pursue planes that drop drugs along the country’s coasts. "The Navy
must also have logistics, speedboats, to prevent these boats which come from Colombia and Venezuela from continuing their
drug transfers in our territory."
Jiménez noted president the Government’s persistence to deal with the
situation and warned that in the war on drug-trafficking there can’t be a
retreat of not even one inch.
As to the Presidency’s Narcotics adviser, Marino Vinicio (Vincho) Castillo’s
position, that the country’s courts haven’t shown "valor or honor" in
the prosecuting drug traffic and consumption, the official said "it’s a
very particular position. I believe that there can be segments in the Judiciary
that perhaps act timidly against narcotics trafficking."
Written by: anthonyC, 25 Jul 2008 8:30 AM
From: United States
Mo' money, Mo' money, Mo' money!
From: United States Virgin Islands, Christiansted.from the bar at the Comanche
we know who this guy was named after Radhames and I dont mean the Egyptian....But of course this requires a lot of money and a lot of cooperation and less corruption
From: Dominican Republic
I'm sure the DEA would be more than happy to lend a helping hand, considering that most of the stuff is meant to reach the US market.
However, in the name of sovereignty, the local military always turn down such assistance projects. Sovereignty meaning the same guys collecting millions for looking the other way, so please, Mr Drug Czar, stop the patronizing, get in your SUV, look at your Rolex and catch a one way private helo flight never to come back. Oh, and don't bother repaying the loan from BanInter, the Dominican prople will do it for you.
Maybe your successor could do something intelligent, like applying the Thai/Chinese/Malaysian model. The firing squad for traffickers,and jail for users. But then I guess we'd have to fill Congress and the Palace with Asian politicians, because not many of the locals would be in favor of that new law.
From: United States Virgin Islands, Christiansted.from the bar at the Comanche
Water polo a very good idea ...not workable but a good idea
From: Dominican Republic
GC, at least 2 of us think it's a good idea. Algo es algo.
From: United States
Yet another attempt at playing "Cops and Robbers" .. and if it fails .. blame the Dominicans .. blame the Haitians .. blame everybody except that great big cocaine sucking vacum pump up north ..
Written by: anthonyC, 25 Jul 2008 5:38 PM
From: United States
"Yet another attempt at playing "Cops and Robbers" .. and if it fails .. blame the Dominicans .. blame the Haitians .. blame everybody except that great big cocaine sucking vacum pump up north .."
Yea, Right.
And we all know there is not a single Dominian on the Island who does blow or smokes crack.
From: Dominican Republic, From a yanikeke stand near you
he's right the police need more tools, how about some machetes and pick axes so all those corrupt policemen that are always serruchando everybody everywhere go and clear some yerba along la autopista Duarte
From: Afghanistan, BAF
Damn killjoys !!
Written by: Jander, 26 Jul 2008 4:51 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Somebody should tell this guy that they just conficated the following:
As part of the probe, 12 apartments worth millions of dollars each were seized yesterday in the capital’s exclusive Malecon Center, said to be owned by the Cubans, in the addition to vehicles, lots, boats, helicopters, yachts, hotels and cabañas already confiscated.
There's the answer for the this:
The Navy must also have logistics, speedboats, to prevent these boats which come from Colombia and Venezuela from continuing their drug transfers in our territory."
That wasn't so hard now was it.
From: United States
The main tool they lack is uncorrupted law enforcement and judicial proceedings:! La justicia se invento el delito! Tell us about the US$580 thousands dollars ( all in small nominations of $1, $5, $10, in the supreme court vice-president's son' small airplane? Whats up with that? Everybody is saying its drug money, is there a criminal trial to be held? !Ofrézcome!
Written by: anthonyC, 28 Jul 2008 9:54 AM
From: United States
Jander,
If you have spent any time on the sea then you would know that the DR navy could have a dozen speedboats and they couldn't cover 1/1000th of the coastline. It is a big ocean out there and a lot of vessels.
Written by: ABR23, 28 Jul 2008 10:57 AM
From: Puerto Rico
What about the DR Air Force MAJOR and air controller. Caught smuggling US$1.0 million in Romana. He was supervisor of Portillo, airport. Do you think his real use to the organization was brining in $. How established must you be to carry US$1.0 Million. What went on at lonely Portillo strip before RADAR.
DNCD has replaced 30% or so of it's force for corruption and other charges. Let us give them the odds of clearing 50% of their corruption cases (US catch 20% ). So you have another 5,000 corrupt officers just in DNCD.
Vincho is barking at the moon, but guess what, it is possibly just as effective as what the authorities are doing. Like in the US where a kilo of coke cost $30K in the 1970's and now cost US$16K. In DR the price has dropped as well. The only Law the traffickers have been ruled by is SUPPLY & DEMAND. Their prices have stayed the same with fuel increase.
As far as drugs the DR Has AIDS and we take a placebo to cure it.
From: United States
DNCD is rotten to the core. I know them and have visited their office many times and they are WORTHLESS! It is too bad our US Gov has been hoodwinked and is clueless to the two faces of the RD Gov and their ability to play all sides.
If the RD Gov officials invest monies into infrastructure then there's less to steal!
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However, in the name of sovereignty, the local military always turn down such assistance projects. Sovereignty meaning the same guys collecting millions for looking the other way, so please, Mr Drug Czar, stop the patronizing, get in your SUV, look at your Rolex and catch a one way private helo flight never to come back. Oh, and don't bother repaying the loan from BanInter, the Dominican prople will do it for you.
Maybe your successor could do something intelligent, like applying the Thai/Chinese/Malaysian model. The firing squad for traffickers,and jail for users. But then I guess we'd have to fill Congress and the Palace with Asian politicians, because not many of the locals would be in favor of that new law.
Yea, Right.
And we all know there is not a single Dominian on the Island who does blow or smokes crack.
As part of the probe, 12 apartments worth millions of dollars each were seized yesterday in the capital’s exclusive Malecon Center, said to be owned by the Cubans, in the addition to vehicles, lots, boats, helicopters, yachts, hotels and cabañas already confiscated.
There's the answer for the this:
The Navy must also have logistics, speedboats, to prevent these boats which come from Colombia and Venezuela from continuing their drug transfers in our territory."
That wasn't so hard now was it.
If you have spent any time on the sea then you would know that the DR navy could have a dozen speedboats and they couldn't cover 1/1000th of the coastline. It is a big ocean out there and a lot of vessels.
DNCD has replaced 30% or so of it's force for corruption and other charges. Let us give them the odds of clearing 50% of their corruption cases (US catch 20% ). So you have another 5,000 corrupt officers just in DNCD.
Vincho is barking at the moon, but guess what, it is possibly just as effective as what the authorities are doing. Like in the US where a kilo of coke cost $30K in the 1970's and now cost US$16K. In DR the price has dropped as well. The only Law the traffickers have been ruled by is SUPPLY & DEMAND. Their prices have stayed the same with fuel increase.
As far as drugs the DR Has AIDS and we take a placebo to cure it.
If the RD Gov officials invest monies into infrastructure then there's less to steal!