intelligence officers of the General Directorate of Customs (DGA) They seized 230 12mm shotgun cartridges that were intended to be brought into the Dominican Republic illegally, from New York.
The cartridges were inside a television and its speakers that entered the country in a mundanera (shippings) through the Haina Oriental port.
In a press release, the DGA reported that it has seized 4.45 million ammunition and 529 weapons of various calibers from August 2020 to December, through the use of technologies advanced, the quick response of its security officers and intelligence and coordination with other defense organizations.
According to the Law 631-16 on Trade, Carrying and Possession of Weapons, the seized material will be delivered to the Ministry of Defense, while the companies involved will face legal action by the Public Ministry.
