The Dominican government awaits the extradition from Aruba of Johan Hendry August Wilkemans, a Haitian porting a Belgian passport. News reports say that the local Drug Control Department was on the trail of Wilkemans after Haitian Jean Marck, alias Mario Antonio Duran, was arrested following a car chase in Santo Domingo. Jean Marck had on him 31 kilos of cocaine. His capture lead to the discovery, in cooperation with Haitian and US drug control authorities of a clandestine warehouse where weapons, sophisticated satellite communications equipment, and purchase orders for 200 M16 rifles and 200 guns were located in Port au Prince, Haiti. Wilkemans was described as a key figure in a powerful arms and drugs dealing operation. The DR and Haiti are part of the Colombia-Haiti-DR-Puerto Rico-US drug route. Drugs are flown into Haiti and then transported by ground to the DR. From the DR they are taken by boat to Puerto Rico for sale in the US market. Customs controls for those traveling to the US are minimal between Puerto Rico and the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Dominican government awaits the extradition from Aruba of Johan Hendry August Wilkemans, a Haitian porting a Belgian passport. News reports say that the local Drug Control Department was on the trail of Wilkemans after Haitian Jean Marck, alias Mario Antonio Duran, was arrested following a car chase in Santo Domingo. Jean Marck had on … <\/p>\n