Dominican Threat: A Strategic Assessment of Dominican Drug Trafficking: Executive Version

• NCJ Number: 169738
• Author(s): J B Piroch; C R Downie
• Date Published: 1997
• Length: 6 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice, National Drug Intelligence Ctr
• Sale Source: NCJRS Photocopy Services; US Dept of Justice, National Drug Intelligence Ctr
• Publication Type: Report (Technical Assistance)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: DCC. Law enforcement sensitive document may be reproduced, but limited to only that required for operational needs.

Annotation

This report analyzes the transportation, distribution, and money-laundering activities of Dominican drug trafficking organizations, based on an analysis of information collected from multiple sources during 1996.

Abstract

The data came from current and historic baselines, intelligence assessments, and interviews of experts in the law enforcement and intelligence communities. The analysis notes that the Colombian drug cartels in recent years have increasingly used other criminal networks to transport their drugs and thereby limit their exposure and risk. Dominican criminal groups have emerged as a primary source of labor for these operations. Dominican transportation organizations use the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as their primary staging area for moving drugs to the continental United States. Dominican transportation organizations operate either as contractors or as independent operations. In addition, Dominican distribution organizations have emerged as a primary source of labor for the distribution of drug shipments from Colombian wholesalers in the New York City area to various retail groups. The analysis of money flows and money laundering also suggests ways for law enforcement to dismantle or seriously disrupt the operation of Dominican drug trafficking organizations. Further intelligence efforts are also recommended.