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SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Dominican anti-drug police officers fill a pit with packages of seized drugs for incineration in Santo Domingo on October 10. The central Caribbean as a whole seems to be coming back into favour with transnational drug cartels, with authorities reporting sharp increases in cocaine seizures and scrambling resources to contain the apparent surge. The Dominican Republic is now the region's biggest transit point for drugs. A US military assessment projected that six per cent of the cocaine destined for the US this year will pass through the Dominican Republic alone. (PHOTO: AP)
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