In a joint operation carried out by members of the Dominican Republic Navy, the Specialized Land Border Security Corps (Cesfront) and the General Directorate of Customs, 510,000 units of cigarettes were confiscated in the vicinity of Punta Presidente, Montecristi, distributed in 51 boxes that were brought in the country of Haiti.
A press release details that the transport of cigarettes was carried in a small boat by people who until now have not been identified since they reached the shore have fled and are actively wanted by security agencies.
Navy Commander-in-Chief Ramón Betances Hernández and Cesfront Director-General Brigadier General José Manuel Durán Ynfante assured that, under the instructions of Defense Minister Carlos Luciano Diaz Morfa, these operations will continue to be carried out to counter smuggling. irregular migration and other illegal activities.
The confiscated goods are in the office of the master of the port of Manzanillo and will be delivered to the General Directorate of Customs for the appropriate purposes.