A court in Pedernales has sentenced two men to five years in prison for the illegal transportation of Haitian migrants. This is news because in the past, people smuggling was given misdemeanor treatment by law enforcement agencies, including the judiciary.
The Public Ministry, represented by prosecutors Carmen Virginia Felipe de la Rosa and Eleuterio Cuevas, under the coordination of chief prosecutor Dervio Heredia, successfully proved the criminal liability of José Manuel Pérez Rodríguez and Yeison López for the charges brought against them.
During the hearing, the prosecution presented evidence to the court demonstrating that both defendants had violated Article 2 of Law 137-03, which penalizes human trafficking and smuggling, to the detriment of the Dominican state.
Rodríguez and López were apprehended during a search conducted by members of the Specialized Corps for Border...
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