The National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) announced on Tuesday the confiscation of 137.2 kilograms of liquid cocainethe eldest of its kind in the country, packaged in plastic bottles of soda and juices and that was destined for Spain.
The DNCD He affirmed in a statement that the anti -narcotics agents, in collaboration with military and members of other agencies, acting based on intelligence reports, were made with the confiscation in a container located in the Caucedo multimodal portin the municipality of Boca girl.
“This confusion represents The biggest case of liquid cocaine seized In the history of the fight against drug trafficking in the Dominican Republic“The agency said.
The authorities confiscated a little less than 47,000 bottles of juices and soft drinks, after detecting A strange substance in one of the containers.
The experts of the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (INACIF), analyzed 46,944 bottles (equivalent to 2,786 bales), of which 623 containers tested positive for cocaine, with a total weight of 137.2 kilograms.
Spain was destiny
The container I was finally destined for Spainand according to preliminary investigations, drinks would have been contaminated by criminal networks operating in the country.
“The organizations of drug trafficking continuously implement new techniques To evade controls, which forces us to perfect our detection and response strategies, “added the DNCD.
Clarifies brands have no link with the case
The institution highlighted the “importance” that trademarks that appear on contaminated drink labels “They have no link” with the case, since the merchandise It was acquired in bulk by an export company currently under investigation.
The Public Ministry and the DNCD They continue to deepen the investigations around this frustrated drug trafficking operationand as the process progresses, more details will be offered, said the agency.
