DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Attorney General Office (PGR) has released the results of the investigation that led to the seizing of 9.8 tons of cocaine at Caucedo Port in eastern Santo Domingo province. The cocaine seized, which was announced by the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) on Friday, 6 December 2024, would have a street value of US$250 million. It was incinerated. The shipment was destined for Antwerp, Belgium in Europe. The case is now named Operation Panthera 7.

In a coordinated operation involving the Attorney General Office’s Public Ministry, the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) and the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Dominican authorities dismantled a major international drug trafficking and money laundering network, following the seizure of over 9.8 tons of cocaine. Codenamed “Operation Panthera 7,” the operation unfolded on Saturday, 11...