Members of the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) and the Public Ministry actively search for members of a drug trafficking networkto which last Friday seized 1,559 kilograms of cocaine.
“We are combing large areas of Baní, Azua and several fields in both municipalities in search of several subjects already identified that are part of said criminal organization composed of powerful drug traffickers that they tried to introduce a stash of one and a half ton of cocaine into the country”, it was said.
The persecuting institutions they warn that they will not faint until achieving the capture of the wantedfor, next to the three arrested (two Dominicans and one Colombian), also subject them to justice.
Joint Action
Dominican Republicwith the US supportha considerably and successfully increased the fight against international drug trafficking, seizing large shipments on the different national coasts.
In it seizure made on the coast of Baníwere arrested the dominicans Santos Cristian Villar González, Luis David Cuevas Feliz and the Colombian Gustavo Alberto Morales Torres.
The three they arrived at coasts of Bani Friday morning aboard a speed-boat with the cocaine shipment and they were arrested during a pursuit by air, sea and landwith the participation of Public Ministry.
This is the largest cocaine seizure that the Dominican authorities have carried out this year.
Operation
Last Friday, DNCD agents seized a shipment of 1,497 packages of cocaine (more than 1.5 tons) in the coasts of Bani.
The DNCD He further explained that the intervention was carried out jointly and combined with troops of the Navy (ARD) and the Air Force (FARD), coordinated with the Public Ministry and the United States anti-drug authorities.
The operational and reaction unitsattending to intelligence reportsthey deployed air, sea and land units for intercept several individuals in the Caribbean Sea.
The arrested They were traveling aboard a speed-boat (Eduardoño type), with two 200 horsepower engines each one, and they headed to dominican coasts with a important shipment of narcotic substances.
He stated that, as a result of the deployment of forcesafter more than 12 hours of intense chaseby air, sea and land, authorities managed to interveneseveral nautical miles south of Punta Salinas, Bania boat 40 feet in lengthwith several men on board and 60 bales with 1,497 packages of drugs.
He major seizureto date, the December 5, 2024in it Multimodal port Caucedo de Andrés, Boca Chicawhen agents of the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD)accompanied by prosecutors, They confiscated 9.5 tons of cocaine.
