News (Media Awareness Project) - Dominican Republic: Diplomat Faces Drug Charge |
| Title: | Dominican Republic: Diplomat Faces Drug Charge |
| Published On: | 2002-08-30 |
| Source: | New York Times (NY) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-22 07:30:50 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DIPLOMAT FACES DRUG CHARGE
The police charged the country's vice consul to Haiti with drug trafficking
after he was found with more than 90 pounds of cocaine, a machine gun and
numerous Haitian and Dominican passports. Ornis Freddy Pena Mendez was
arrested in a Santo Domingo slum with two other men who were under
surveillance. The police said the group used a tour bus line to smuggle
drugs into the country from Haiti, whose lack of effective police and
border control has made it a favorite port of entry for Colombian smugglers.
The police charged the country's vice consul to Haiti with drug trafficking
after he was found with more than 90 pounds of cocaine, a machine gun and
numerous Haitian and Dominican passports. Ornis Freddy Pena Mendez was
arrested in a Santo Domingo slum with two other men who were under
surveillance. The police said the group used a tour bus line to smuggle
drugs into the country from Haiti, whose lack of effective police and
border control has made it a favorite port of entry for Colombian smugglers.
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