NEW YORK.- Dozens of Dominicans residing in this city, from the province of María Trinidad Sánchez (Nagua), denounced that their family ranchers are being whipped by rustlers in the area.
In a press document, José Manuel Castro, Herminio Polanco, Carlos Ruíz, Miguel A. Rivas, Melenciana de Rodríguez, Altagracia Vásquez, Emilio del Orbe, Isidro Rosario, and Meregildo Mena, among others, maintain that in recent months hundreds of cattle have been stolen by criminals.
They indicate that the authorities have seldom arrested some of them without major consequences, because it seems that some influential political power may be involved in these criminal acts.
Rustlers have committed robberies in the municipalities of the common head (Nagua), Cabrera and El Pozo. Likewise, in the municipal districts of Las Gordas, Arroyo al Medio and San José de Matanzas, among others.
They specify that their province stands out for tourism, being a great producer of rice, coffee, cocoa, among other agricultural products; in addition to fishing and livestock, making it one of the largest producers of cheese.
We demand that the authorities arrest and bring these thieves to justice, the document ends.