Busted! : The fall of the Polanco Drug Cartel

This morning on Good Morning NY (channel fox 5), there was a story about a huge Dominican drug bust in NY's JFK international airport. Apparently there were several corrupt employees working for Delta and the airport security that helped smuggle over 100 pounds of cocaine and heroin into New York City. More specifically these drugs were pumped into Washington Heights: a predominantly Domincan part of Northern Manhattan. Their website had more to say on the issue:

MyFoxNY.com -- Federal prosecutors say airline workers have been charged with helping drug traffickers smuggle heroin and cocaine through John F. Kennedy International Airport. A total of 18 people are charged in the plot, including seven employees at Delta Air Lines and one at American Airlines. Prosecutors say airport workers in the Dominican Republic concealed the drugs in luggage bound for New York. A second group of conspirators at JFK then retrieved the packages and diverted them to a safe area before the bags were inspected.

Authorities say the scheme was uncovered by U.S. customs agents over two years.Federal agents seized more than 46 kilograms of cocaine, 25 kilograms of heroin and three kilograms of MDMA, popularly known as ecstasy.The defendants are scheduled to appear before United States Magistrate Steven M. Gold in Brooklyn this afternoon.

The Defendants:
HENRY POLANCO, 31, alleged head of POLANCO organization
JORGE ESPINAL, 38, Delta Airline employee and alleged drug importer
ERIK ERAZO, 29, Delta Airline employee and alleged drug importer/distributor
MARCO POLANCO, 23, alleged partner in POLANCO organization
DIOMEDES MARCELINO, 47, alleged drug importer
MIGDALIA SOSA, 50, Aramark employee and alleged lookout for POLANCO organization
ELSEN VASQUEZ, 28, American Airlines employee and alleged drug importer
VICTOR PEREZ, 41, alleged cash smuggler
DIGGITY LNU, alleged drug importer
LILO LNU, 42, alleged drug distributor
SHORTY LNU, 62, alleged drug distributor
CHRISTIAN AGUIRRE, 27, Delta Airline employee and alleged drug distributor
GARY GONZALEZ, 28, Delta Airline employee and alleged drug distributor
ERIC CARINO, 23, alleged drug distributor
VICTORIA PAMPALONE, 22, Delta Airlines employee and alleged drug distributor
CHRISTOPHER SMITH, 24, Delta Airlines employee and alleged drug distributor
LUIS JUAREZ, 30, JFK-TNT courier service employee and alleged drug distributor
ROGER MATTOS, 49, Delta Airlines employee and alleged drug distributor

Woooooow. I guess crime doesn't always pay, like the man Jigga say. Those are some tough breaks. I know everyone from their country is feeling embarassed, ashamed and angry right now. With all the other stereotypes plaguging minorities this is NOT the kind of press we need. But I guess you reep what you sew... Right? All these Domincans have become what most people fear they will never be: dumb-in-a-can.... Hahaha... Get it? Ok, ok I know that was bad, don't be mad. Ya gotta lighten up!