DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

In a significant breakthrough, the National Police, working in conjunction with the Public Ministry, the prosecution arm of the Attorney General Office, has successfully recovered a substantial quantity of stolen electrical materials intended for the extension of Santo Domingo’s Metro Line 2, Diario Libre reports. The valuable cables, worth approximately 300,000 euros, were intercepted just as they were about to be shipped out of the country, reportedly bound for China.

The recovery comes as construction on the Metro line extension to Los Alcarrizos enters its final stages.

According to the investigation, the theft occurred on 8 June 2025. Authorities allege that a security employee at the warehouse, in collaboration with Enercido Viola Familia, a former security employee, and Jonathan Enmanuel Vásquez Núñez, conspired to disable the electrical...