President Fernandez fires 31 police officers in Puerto Rico . He shuffles more commanders after forcing retirement of 700 military , police generals . Others , such as the lawyer Castro , said Fernandez was forced to act after public outcry concerning the shootings deaths in August of seven Colombians in a drug-related case . Leonel Fernandez vows in a state-of-the-nation speech to rid the government of corruption . Fernandez says , `` Listen well -- narcotrafficking will not pass ''
President Fernandez fires 31 police officers in Puerto Rico . He shuffles more commanders after forcing retirement of 700 military , police generals . Leonel Fernandez vows in a state-of-the-nation speech to rid the government of corruption . Fernandez says , `` Listen well -- narcotrafficking will not pass ''