DNCD catches a Cuban who brought cocaine in stomach

The National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD) yesterday conducted an operation at the international airport of the Americas, through which its agents arrested the Cuban Luis Ramos Fernandez, who identified and charged as a drug dealer.

The DNCD, Roberto LeBron, spokesman stated that Ramos Fernández was interrogated at the headquarters of the Agency, and then transferred to the Central Hospital of the forces, where last night he had expelled 83 bags and continued in that process.

Said that Ramos Fernandez was imprisoned in 2004 with 840 grams of heroin and announced their arrival to the country, allegedly from Venezuela, was mounted the operation at the suspicion that brought drugs.

Lebrón claimed that this action did not participated in agents of the DEA, of United States, as reported digital media at the beginning, the US Agency has no jurisdiction to perform an operation of this nature.

Also secured u000awhich operating not put at risk the safety of persons who were in the airport terminal at this time.

Some passengers and visitors showed confusion and alarm. Members of the team of the acting DNCD in the operation, which they wore long guns, they have contributed in the first level of waiting and departure of passengers, ordering even agents of the Amet stop vehicular traffic. Initially, even the heads of security agencies, military and police, knew of operating the not having been notified in this regard.

When the event occurred had dozens of people waiting for their relatives and friends coming from abroad. Many quickly left the area where passengers leave and moved to other areas of the airport, as a measure of protection. However, about 20 minutes after he met the arrest of Cuban citizens who brought the drug in his stomach.

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The u000aGovernment confirms delegate
on their side, the Government delegate at the airport of the Americas, Carlos Cota Lama, confirmed the operation and said that the way in which acted anti-drug agents could have caused a regrettable situation, "because at no time were they identified".

It was actually lived a moment of tension and much confusion, because these gentlemen were not identified as agents, but any official body had knowledge of the operation, said Cota Lama.

Explained that agents shot in a surprising way to the public area of the first level of the airport, which was crowded of people, including many children waiting in line at the place loved ones from abroad.

They said that they were following up on people linked to the drug trade international.

, However, did not place coordination between the National Directorate for the Control of u000aDrugs (DNCD), national police and other agencies to carry out this operation, said the official.

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