Barahona.– In a joint operation, agents of the National Police, assigned to Dicrim, together with the Rapid Action Unit, Dintel, Dncd and the Public Ministrythey arrested three people and seized a large arsenal of firearms, ammunition, cash and other illicit objects.
The raids were carried out in the district Municipality of Bahoruco and in the municipality of Paradise, Barahona provincewhere they were detained Joel Osvaldo Piña and Nicanol Antonio Medina Abreu.
During the interventions, the authorities They seized six pistols of different brands and calibersa revolver .357 caliber, a 12 gauge shotgun, three 5.56 and 173 caliber rifle magazines ammunition of various calibers, as well as a magazine with capacity for 26 capsules.
It was also seized a sum of cash not yet quantified, as well as three cell phones, which will be analyzed as part of the investigative process.
Within the framework of operation a third person was arrested, who was actively sought by court order, identified as allegedly responsible for gunshot wounding another citizen in a previous incident.
The arrested and all evidence taken They will be made available to the Public Ministry, for the corresponding legal purposes, once the rigorous procedures are concluded.
