11.   The U.S. police would be subject to Dominican law, he added.

12.   U.S. efforts to curb the thriving Caribbean drug trade are being hampered by Dominican laws banning extraditions, a top U.S. police official said.

13.   Under Dominican law, the president has ultimate authority over whether a person is extradited.

14.   Under Dominican law, women are required to vote in the morning and men in the afternoon to reduce the number of people voting at one time.

15.   Under Dominican law, the Central Electoral Board can declare a winner if one of the two candidates withdraws from the second round.

16.   While Safir said Fernandez had expressed support for the move, he said existing Dominican laws blocked the president from extraditing drug suspects arrested under the proposed task force.