According to the Puerto Rican newspaper, El Vocero, the father of drug dealer José David Figueroa Agosto was executed in what is being called a revenge killing, because his son gave information to the authorities about his partners involved in drug dealing.
José David Figueroa Suárez, aged 74, and better known as “Cuqui”, took no notice of rumors that his life was in danger and carried on with his normal routine restoring motor vehicles in a workshop in Bayamon.
As El Vocero stated, last Thursday, 14 September 2017, he told his partners that he would return to the house having bought gasoline, and the security cameras at the gas station recorded him arriving and leaving.
It is then assumed he was kidnapped by hit men who took him to La Cuchilla sector where he was shot twice in the head and his body set on fire. The corpse was discovered the following morning.
Figueroa Agosto, aged 53, is well known in the Dominican Republic. He was accused of trafficking thousands of kilos of cocaine between Puerto Rico, New York, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic and was sentenced to 30 years in jail. However he made a deal and he, along with his brother Luis and other family members, is currently under the federal witness protection program.
In the Dominican Republic Figueroa Agosto became a legendary figure due to his luxurious lifestyle. He had many friends in influential social circles and in the security services that enabled him to carry out his drug dealing without interference.
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Diario Libre
19 September 2017
