In the first four months of the new cabinet, the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) seized approximately 7,632.76 pounds of drugs, nearly double the amount seized in the first nine months of this year. January 1 through August 18, that was a total of 4,890 kilos of drugs.
The latest of these seizures took place on Tuesday, when authorities seized 156 packages of cocaine in the midst of a ban operation five nautical miles from Barahona province.
Cocaine had a total weight of 162.45 kilograms of cocaine, as determined in its analysis by the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif).
Air and maritime units of the entity chased the occupants of a speedboat, near the coastal municipality of La Ciénaga, and when cornered by authorities, threw several bags into the water containing the 156 packages.
The individuals who came to Dominican territory from South America managed to escape persecution, so the whole area is still being reinforced with more DNCD agents and military personnel who continue to conduct maritime and land operations.
A further 13 packages of cocaine were seized at Las Américas International Airport, with the arrest of a German who was trying to get the shipment out of the country.
The 67-year-old foreigner was arrested before boarding a flight to Boston, United States, after inspecting his luggage, where agents found the packages containing the illegal substance.
Last day 3, the DNCD reported a seizure of 350 packets of cocaine during an operation off the coast of Bayahibe.
During the action, carried out in collaboration with the Navy of the Dominican Republic, two persons of Dominican nationality were arrested. that were made available to the Public Prosecution Service.
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The largest stock.
The largest cache was reported by the institution on Sunday, Nov. 1, where it was announced that 1,747 packages of suspected cocaine were seized. This drug has been seized at the port of Haina and, according to the DNCD, is the highest number of seizures in the place.
I went to Europe.
During a press conference, the anti-narcotics agency said the seized drug came from Colombia and passed through the country, as the final destination was Rotterdam, the Netherlands and the Netherlands.