Those involved in the alleged network that gave rise to Operation Falcon kept hundreds of residents in the places where it operated frightened.
This is stated by the public prosecutor in the formal indictment he filed against 21 alleged members of the network to which he points out that he leads a criminal organization that for years managed more than $ 500 million as a result of their illegal activities, which included drug and arms trafficking.
The network, which had its operations center in Santiago de los Caballeros, targeted its businesses in the United States, Puerto Rico and Europe, but chose the country as its center because of its geographical location to facilitate its business, he said. the 111 – page document to which Listín Diari had access.
“To keep their activities under a protection scheme they practiced bribes of authorities and kept frightened hundreds of citizens in the places where they maintained their criminal activities,” he indicates.
“Drug trafficking operates because someone in the public administration gets corrupted, usually by paying bribes,” he says.
Dozens of property, including luxury vehicle and watch agencies, were confiscated from the defendants in more than 100 home violations that took place across the country involving DNCD and DEA agents.
The defendants will be known for coercive measures in the early hours of tomorrow Sunday in Santiago.