DNCD dismantles network directed by physician to send 'mules' with drugs to us and PR

The national drugs Control (DNCD) reported that it was dismantled an alleged drug trafficking network allegedly led by a doctor who was engaged to recruit 'mules' to send narcotics to United States.

The report details the alleged network operated from San Pedro de Macorís and dealt him about two kilos of heroin.

Detainees were identified as doctor Joaquín Alfredo Figueroa Paulino and the workers Miguel Antonio Tavarez, both arrested by officers of the DNCD and a Deputy Prosecutor during raids conducted in two houses of pleasure Bonito, in city sector, reported the Agency.

Details in the House of Figueroa Paulino was occupied a major part of heroin, including 15 bags ready to be eaten by "mules" to move them abroad, "probably a new Cork, where apparently the Galen and his accomplices have main contacts".

u000aarrested was the recidivist Tavarez, who is detained with little more than 200 grams of the same drug revealed that narcotic belonged to the cited medical, which offered clear tracks, reason by which was raided the house number 96 of calle Rafael Fernando Deligne in the pleasure nice neighborhood.

"Several days ago, a team of the Eastern Regional Division gave monitoring members of this organization to arrest the doctor Figueroa Paulino and Tavarez worker, but still missing by other people, especially one that was commissioned to do the New York contacts and Puerto Rico", stated.

Indicated that once was raided the place where lived Tavarez, the room of a pension located in the street Carmen Natalia, also in the pleasure nice sector, managed to clear tracks for the dismantling of the network, which sent the "mules" by the Las Américas and Punta Cana airports according to the report.

Figueroa u000aPaulino was arrested for the first time on 14 June 2000 with little more than two kilos of heroin, along with its relative Javier Ortiz, who served four years in prison for that case.

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