El Dia journalist Teresa Casado has denounced life threats received from Sidney Rafael Matias Perez (El Fuerte) who is accused of being the head of a drug trafficking ring that introduced 363 kilos of cocaine in 2017. Matías is being tried in court for this case.
El Dia has carried the story to protect their journalist in an intent to avoid that the Dominican Republic suffers the plight of Mexico, where thousands of journalists have lost their lives after reporting on drug traffickers. Listín Diario recently carried the story in defense of the journalist.
Matías had sent a message to Casado that a recent attempt to rob her house at gunpoint was just a warning.
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El Dia
Listin Diario
13 May 2019