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Dominican agent among 7 arrested in drug case

Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have seized more than $3 million in cash and arrested seven suspected drug traffickers, including one of the country’s intelligence officers.

The director of the National Drug Control Agency says the drug money was confiscated at a luxury home in the exclusive community of Casa de Campo.

Agency director Rolando Rosado said Monday that the alleged leader of the group of suspects is a former member of the navy and a current agent for the country’s National Department of Investigations.

More than 200 Dominican military officers, soldiers and police have been accused of drug trafficking since 2009.

Last week, a retired senior official in the country’s anti-drug agency was extradited to New York to face drug smuggling charges. He has pleaded not guilty.

From: http://feeds.foxnews.com/~r/foxnews/world/~3/CMA7Q2h8A7A/

Dominican agents, troops caught in anti-drug op

The Dominican National Drug Control agency says 35 soldiers and police officers have been arrested in a crackdown on drug smuggling to Europe.

Drug control chief Rolando Rosado says four French citizens were also arrested. Authorities say the four were attempting to fly 710 kilograms (1,562 pounds) of cocaine to Paris on a French-registered private plane from the resort area of Punta Cana when they were arrested.

Rosado said at a news conference Thursday that those detained include a lieutenant colonel in the air force as well as customs drug agents based at the main international airport in Santo Domingo.

The investigation began after officials in the Netherlands, France, Belgium and other countries reported confiscating large amounts of cocaine from flights from the Dominican Republic.

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