Jose Manuel Hernandez told reporters that nothing and no one would be excluded from the investigation surrounding Quirino Paulino Castillo and the nearly 1,400 kilos of cocaine he allegedly transported for shipment to the United States. The prosecutor for the National District explained that the former army captain’s have been seized in Bani, Elias Pina and San Juan de la Maguana and a more detailed accounting is now possible. He pointed out that he was the judicial sequester of the assets that were seized from Paulino Castillo, although he could appoint guardians to take care and administer the properties. Hernandez said that as soon as the hearings at the Court of Appeals are over, he will hold a press conference to explain more of the details surrounding the case. The lawyers for Paulino and Police lieutenant colonel Lidio Terrero Nin are appealing the order for preventive custody issued by the judge at the First Court of Instruction for the National District, Roman Hiciano Berroa. Hernandez told reporters that the proof that they have which links Paulino and Terrero to the 1,387 kilograms of cocaine that was seized on 18 December. Hernandez also said that everyone tied to the case will be fully investigated The El Caribe newspaper says that there are a few loose ends. One is that the authorities have yet to say where the load of cocaine entered the Dominican Republic. Another is the question as to just where the truck loaded with a ton and a half of cocaine was headed. Hernandes says that the cellular base used for contacts is located in Santiago de los Caballeros. Finally, the lack of a secure holding area for Paulino Castillo prevented his transfer from the headquarters of the DNCD. Paulino’s lawyers are arguing that he is being held incommunicado.