18 Immigration inspectors nabbed in drug and people trafficking

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18 Immigration inspectors nabbed in drug and people trafficking

Santo Domingo.- 18 Immigration Agency (DGM) inspectors were arrested and escorted in handcuffs from agency headquarters Thursday morning on an investigation into alleged trafficking in persons and drugs in airports and ports.

Quoting a source, elnacional.com.do said the inspectors work in several airports and ports in the country, and among those arrested figures the US embassy and Immigration liaison.

?It was learned that the arrests came after a visit by an influential official of the US Embassy to Immigration director Ruben Paulino, who confirmed that inspectors are being investigated, and we suspect a network which accompanied the people,? the outlet said, quoting the source.

It adds that the inspectors work in Las Americas, Punta Cana, Santiago and Puerto Plata airports, whereas the others are assigned to Haina and Caucedo ports.

Source: DT

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Government inspectors involved in trafficking people and drugs replaced? Read it in the news again within a year or so. Just change the names.
 
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Migration inspectors arrested
18 military and migration inspectors were handcuffed and arrested at the Migration Agency (DGM) on Friday, 18 December 2015. They include the migration liaison officer with the United States Embassy. The inspectors are under investigation for people smuggling and trafficking in drugs at air and maritime ports after the director of Migration, General Ruben Paulino Sem received leads from United States Embassy officials, as reported in El Nacional. The migration inspectors worked at several of the country's air and maritime ports.
According to the El Nacional source, this is about establishing which inspectors had contacts with the cartels and allowed the departure of drug trafficking "mules" carrying cocaine and heroin and entry or departure of drug shipments to US and Europe.
As reported in El Nuevo Diario, the detainees are being held at the Palacio de Justicia in Ciudad Nueva in Santo Domingo and the prosecutor Alba Corona of the Department of People Trafficking is handling the case. El Nuevo Diario says that 10 migration inspectors, five military and four civilians are under arrest, including a woman of about 70.
http://elnacional.com.do/apresan-18-inspectores-migracion-vinculan-al-narcotrafico/
http://www.elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=457470
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