The startling news that makes the headlines in several of today’s newspapers, most notably in the Diario Libre and Hoy, that as many as 25 children were affected by drinking alcohol over the Easter Week holiday was made even greater today with the release of 41 cases of this nature. According to Hoy, the most dramatic cases involved children as young as 2, 4, 5 and 9 years of age in Monte Plata, Mao, La Caleta and Moca. This information was made public by the Deputy Attorney General Ramon Aristides Madera Arias who pointed out that most of the cases had occurred in Monte Plata, Santo Domingo, Santiago, Valverde, San Cristobal, Elias Pina and the National District. Curiously, most of the cases involved girls, with 26 reported cases, including the one involving the 2-year old. The magistrate, who was appointed to liaise between the Justice Department and Emergency Operations Center (COE), said that the parents or guardians involved in these cases would be prosecuted according to law.