Santo Domingo.- The National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD), the Dominican Republic Navy, the Air Force, with the support of State intelligence agencies and under the coordination of the Public Ministry, seized 700 packages, presumably cocaine, amid an air, sea and land interdiction operation, carried out in the province of San Pedro de Macorís.
DNCD agents and military personnel, as part of the national and international cooperation process, received reports that the occupants of a speedboat (Eduardoño type) that were sighted south of the coast of the aforementioned province, intended to introduce an undetermined amount of drugs to Dominican territory.
Immediately, the naval and air units were activated, which began a broad pursuit operation by air, sea and land, which lasted several hours, managing to intercept a boat of about 27 feet in length, where they arrested two men and seized 24 sacks. containing the amount of 700 blocks.
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In the joint operation, two outboard motors of 75 horsepower each, 14 jugs of fuel, radio navigation equipment and other evidence were seized.
The detainees, who will be identified in a timely manner, are in the custody of the Public Ministry of San Pedro de Macorís to learn about coercive measures in the next few hours, while the investigation is deepened to determine if there are others involved in the present case.
“The occupants of the boat (two Dominicans) arrived at the Dominican coast from South America, as established in the first reports of the investigation,” the note states.
The Dominican authorities have confiscated only in the month of April, 7, 167 kilograms of cocaine (7.1 tons).
The 700 packages used in this new operation are being sent under chain of custody to the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (INACIF) for analysis to determine the exact type and weight of the substance.
