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- ↑ "Positivo a cocaína Rolando Crespo [Rolando Crespo tests positive for cocaine]". Primera Hora (in Spanish). February 25, 2011.
- ↑ COTO, DANICA (February 26, 2011). "PR House majority whip tests positive for cocaine" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ↑ "Rolando Crespo se va de luna de miel". El Nuevo Dia. December 5, 2011.