Santo Domingo.- Enriquillo Luis Britomayor (director of the District Board) the municipal district of Bayahibeand his son, Enrique José Luis Britoare among the seven detainees linked to the seizure of 9.8 tons of cocaine last December and Public Ministry He requested this Monday 18 months of preventive detention 18 months for the accused.
In addition, both the mayor and his son are accused of violating articles 66 and 67 of Law 631-16, which regulates arms control, and article 3 of Law 155-17 on money laundering. They are also identified as part of a criminal network that operated in the country.
The others arrested are José Nicolás Castillo Hart (“Nikito”), Winston Armando Tejera Rodríguez (“Barbikin”), Cristian Rayner Canela Aybar, Nelson Neftalí Mercedes Lugo and Dulvi Jesús De los Santos.
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These individuals are involved in drug trafficking and money laundering, according to the accusation presented by the Public Ministryand were arrested as part of a joint operation with the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD).
The operation, known as Panthera 7, involved 89 prosecutors and 564 special forces agents, who carried out several raids.
During these operations, more than 22 million pesos and dollars were seized, in addition to vehicles, motorcycles, weapons and other assets related to organized crime.
The investigation of Public Ministry reveals that the 9,587 packages of cocainewith a total weight of 9,889 kilos, were transported from Colombia by sea, using routes in Bayahibe, La Romana and Pedernales before December 2024.
The defendants face charges of illicit association and drug trafficking, among other crimes.
