Authorities in the Dominican Republic announced Friday the seizure of 9.5 tons of suspected cocaine, the largest in the country’s history.
In two containers, “a total of 320 bags were detected, containing 9,588 kilograms of a substance presumed to be cocaine” intended for Belgium, said Carlos Devers, director of Communications of the National Drug Control Directorate. (DNCD), during a press conference.
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The seizure was made during an operation at the port of Caucedo de Boca Chica, near the capital Santo Domingo.
The drugs were found in two containers of bananas coming from Guatemala and destined for Belgium.
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This is a seizure of cocaine “never before seen in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean,” he added.
The seizure operation began in the early hours of the morning and took place in a caravan, with a heavy security deployment, from the port to the DNCD headquarters in the capital.
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“The prosecution and the DNCD are investigating at least 10 people linked to the port, while continuing investigations into the frustrated cargo destined for Europe,” he added.
The largest cache seized in the Dominican Republic to date was 2,582 packages in 2016, according to Devers.
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