He minister of IndustryCommerce and MSMEs, Victor Ito Bisonó, next to minister of DefenseLieutenant General Carlos Fernández Onofre, headed the incineration of 6,422,219 units and liters of illegal products seized in various operations carried out from December 7 to date.
The incinerationmade in P&D Recycling, located in Quitasueños, municipality of Haina, included 6,305,982 units of cigarettes59,052 units of medications4,509 units of sexual stimulants, 40,157 bottles of alcohol and 12,519 liters of Clerén. These products were seized in operations of the specialized body control body and merchandise trade (CECCOM), the Army of the Dominican Republic and the specialized land border security body (Cesfront).
He confiscation of goods illegal in the area border of the Dominican Republic is a joint effort of several institutions. The army seized 850,190 units of illicit products, while the Cesfront seized 2,289,770 units. In total, 3,139,960 units were confiscated on the border.
He minister Bisonó stressed that the incineration included a lot of alcohol adulterated, alcohol of illegal traffic and clerén, confiscated in high seasons consumption Like Christmas and Holy Week.
In addition, he recognized the work of the Ministry, the Forces Armed, the Attorney General’s Office, Pro Consumer and Private Associations in the fight against this problem, underlining the importance of cooperation between the public and private sector.
Bisonó stressed that, thanks to the operations carried out in the last three years, no deaths have been reported by intake of alcohol adulterated In the country. However, he called on responsibility individual in him consumption of alcohol.
For its part, the minister of DefenseCarlos Fernández Onofre, reaffirmed the commitment of the Forces Armed in the fight against smuggling and the trade illicit.
“This work table against the trade illicit It is strengthened every day, with the Forces Armed as an operational part with their organizations “said Fernández Onofre.
The act of incineration It was attended by the entities of the table of illicit and personnel of the embassy of the States Joined.
Also present were Brigade General José Eriberto Rodríguez Cost Cesfront; Brigade General César Miranda Mañón, of the CECCOM; and Eddy Alcántara, director of Pro Consumer, along with others authorities civilians and military.
The illicit table is made up of various key entities, including the Ministry of IndustryCommerce and MSMEs (MICM), the General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII), the General Directorate of Customs (DGA), the CECCOMthe Attorney General’s Office, the National Police, the Ministry of Finance, the General Directorate of Medicines, Food and Medical Technologies (DIGEMPS) and Pro Consumer.
The prosecuting magistrate Isis de la Cruz, coordinator of the Intellectual Property Unit and Illicit Commerce of the Attorney General of the Republic, informed that, in the last year, some 50 people have been judicially submitted for their participation in activities illegal related to these products.
He added that authorities They continue with criminal proceedings in various provinces, highlighting cases in Montecristi.
The table of illicit, chaired by the minister Bisonó, has played a crucial role in coordinating these actions, implementing policies and measures to combat the smuggling and the falsification of regulated products.
The year 2024 closed with the destruction and incineration of approximately 35 million units of medications, cigarettes and alcohol illegal.
