Alarm number of minors "mules"

The director of the the Central anti-drug Directorate of the national police (indicate), general Nelson Rosario Guerrero, considered alarming number of children and adolescents of sex involved in the sale and distribution of narcotic drugs, noting that the Agency last year submitted to justice 195 juveniles aged between seven and 17 years old across the country.

Rosario Guerrero said that that amount of minors generally caught in Capotillo slum, February 27 and Gualey of the capital, are more than three thousand individuals that the indicate put to justice by different criminal acts in the 2011.

"In the last year incautamos 399 thousand 700 grams (399.7 kilos) occupied at the national level, we have more than three thousand people subjected to the action of Justice in various events, among them 195 children and girls between 7 and 17 years of age", stated.

The official said that most of the time children are u000aused as "mules" and that have occupied them large portions of cocaine and marijuana.

Noted as an example one who occupied you 87 grams of cocaine and others between 48 and 50 grams. "If I consider it alarming, because talk of 195 children involved in these activities, it is alarming, stated.

Seizures
Warrior Rosario pointed out that last week the indicate seized more than 8 kilograms of drugs in different parts of the country.

Said that in the early hours of yesterday seized six pounds (2.72 kilograms) of marijuana in Dajabón and in previous days seized 600 grams in Capotillo, more than 800 grams in Santiago and two kilos in San Francisco de Macorís.

"We have had a job that has allowed us to control the situation without scandals have not rants and without corruption", he added.

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