Maria Trinidad Sanchez judge orders human traffickers jailed

Two men, accused of being human traffickers for illegal journeys to Puerto Rico, have been sent to jail for three months by a court in Maria Trinidad Sanchez province. Candelario Campos Peralta and Adelso Hilario Brito will complete their sentence in the Samaná public jail. Both were arrested at sea by the Dominican Navy when they were taking several people to Puerto Rico. In the last 72 hours, four illegal traffickers have been sent to jail. The Navy stopped another illegal journey on Sunday 7 April 2019 and arrested two more people.

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9 April 2019