The National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) reported that members of that body, under the coordination of the prosecution service, seized 42 packages of cocaine and dismantled a drug trafficking structure, the method of which was to mobilize drug loads in garaged vehicles. , to prevent them from being discovered by the authorities.
In a first raid near La Caleta, in the municipality of Boca Chica, two men were arrested and a Camry car with a cove (secret compartment) was seized, full of bags, tape and plastic covers., One Ford Explorer SUV, a Toyota car, a nine-millimeter pistol, two motorcycles, a pasola and a press.
In a second intervention in the Altagracia district of the same municipality, another man was arrested and two SUVs were seized, a Mitsubishi Nativa and another Chevrolet brand, Tahoe model, White, Plate G254799, in which they became encaletadas (hidden) found it. 42 packets, the total weight of which was 43.93 kilograms of cocaine, according to the analysis of the Institute of Forensic Sciences.
A final raid, carried out at a mechanic’s shop, located in the back of Duarte de la Caleta, owned by one of the detainees, found a cream-colored Lexus SUV with two secret compartments in the front seats, housing a Glock pistol magazine, with a capacity for thirty-two (32) capsules, as well as various bags and adhesive tape.
In the same place, the Mazda CX-7 model, black, also encaletada, was seized, in which several pieces of evidence were found already in the possession of the prosecution.
According to information from the DNCD, initial intelligence reports indicate that the structure mobilized drugs in the provinces of La Romana, Higüey, Santiago and Greater Santo Domingo, then sent them to the United States and Europe through various ports and airports. in the country.
“The prosecution and the DNCD are deepening investigations regarding the case,” the note said.