The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) announced the firing of five of its agents for acting in an unjustified and excessive manner against a family traveling in a vehicle on the evening of 18 May 2021 in the province of La Romana. The family is named as Aneudy Pilier, his wife Rosangela and four children. Also his wife’s mother Celeste Paulino and her sister, Alondra Paulino.
“The anti-narcotics agency warns that anyone who acts against the law and violates internal regulations will be dismissed from the institution,” a note from the DNCD indicates.
The five members of the patrol — two DNCD agents and three members of the Armed Forces — will be sent to ordinary justice.
The agents of the DNCD had mounted an operation in response to an alert between Bayahibe and San Pedro de Macoris. The patrol called for the Hyundai SUV to stop. The family later explained that the road was dark and the DNCD vehicle was not identified, so they did not pull over.
The agents then fired several shots at the tires of the vehicles. One of the bullets wounded the driver of the vehicle, the father, Pilier who was hospitalized in the Centro Medico Coral of La Romana.
The DNCD said it regrets the occurrence and has already met with the families of those affected to express support and solidarity.
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18 May 2021