National Police chief Major General Manuel Castro Castillo has ordered the removal of the whole police contingent in Boca Chica following the arrest of two officers from Andres, Boca Chica who were accused of extorting RD$100,000 from a French tourist after detaining him for possession of two and a half grams of marijuana.
Captain Julio Geraldo Valdez and First Lieutenant Juan Silfa Montero, both assigned to the Criminal Investigation Unit (Dicrim) in Andres are under arrest.
Apparently the two officers demanded RD$100,000 from a 45-year old French tourist, Azria Fabrice Victor, who was arrested on Saturday night. They then released him and kept his passport to ensure he would pay the money they had asked for. A young man identified as Joel Bautista Mercedes, who was with Victor at the time, was also detained for investigation.
Major General Castro Castillo has ordered the Police Internal Affairs department to investigate the two officers in order to establish the facts of the case and has removed the head of the Police in Andres, Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Guzman, together with the whole police detail there.
Trasladan dotaci?n de Boca Chica y apresan 2 oficiales acusados de extorsionar a turista - listindiario.com
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Captain Julio Geraldo Valdez and First Lieutenant Juan Silfa Montero, both assigned to the Criminal Investigation Unit (Dicrim) in Andres are under arrest.
Apparently the two officers demanded RD$100,000 from a 45-year old French tourist, Azria Fabrice Victor, who was arrested on Saturday night. They then released him and kept his passport to ensure he would pay the money they had asked for. A young man identified as Joel Bautista Mercedes, who was with Victor at the time, was also detained for investigation.
Major General Castro Castillo has ordered the Police Internal Affairs department to investigate the two officers in order to establish the facts of the case and has removed the head of the Police in Andres, Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Guzman, together with the whole police detail there.
Trasladan dotaci?n de Boca Chica y apresan 2 oficiales acusados de extorsionar a turista - listindiario.com
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