7 bodies found along drug route
From Times Wire Reports
The bullet-riddled bodies of seven men were discovered along a drug-smuggling route south of the Dominican capital, Santo Domingo, police said.
One of the victims was identified as Jesus David del Rio, a 28-year-old Colombian. An eighth man, identified as a Nicaraguan citizen, suffered a gunshot wound but survived.
No arrests have been made. Officials said the killings were believed to be a “settling of accounts” between rival narcotics traffickers.
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