SANTO DOMINGO. - Wilton Guerrero, the senator of the province where seven men were executed mob-style said one of the reasons for the murders is that those in charge of the Drugs Control Agency (DNCD), the Police and the Justice Ministry there serve drug trafficking and other crimes.

“Each one has its exceptions and I regret that there are also very serious people here and deserve my respect, but unfortunately the Justice Ministry, the DNCD and the National Police  Peravia are agencies  the drug trafficking, the criminality and prostitution,” said Wednesday the Peravia province (south) senator, who’s also a senior member of the ruling PLD party.

Guerrero said Baní is a “free zone” for criminal actions and its society is unprotected against drug trafficking. “Part of the operators of Drugs Control in Peravia province what they do is go to collect their toll at the points where drugs are sold."

He said the murders terrorized the citizens because anyone can be gunned down. “I understand that at general level it’s necessary to support the good people who work in each of these agencies to prevent these tragedies from continuing.”

Guerrero said he’s not afraid to denounce these actions, in reference to the case of the seven men found shot to death early Tuesday in Paya, Baní, which has shocked Peravia province and all of Dominican Republic.