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North Coast November 21, 2024 | 4:27 pm

Fishing boats in Puerto Plata tied to drug trafficking and pollution

Puerto Plata.- Fishing vessels in Luperón Bay, Puerto Plata, reported for environmental contamination due to oil and fuel spills, are allegedly tied to an international drug trafficking cartel. According to Loose Cannon, five boats belong to Isidoro Rotestan Clase (El Men) and Rafael Ynoa Santana (El Cojo), key figures in a network dismantled by Operation Buffalo NK. The... Read more

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