DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Minister of Interior & Police Faride Raful announced that experts from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation have joined the search for the whereabouts of three year old Brianna Genao. Fadul said that the FBI agents are working with specialists from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) of the US Department of State. The US crime specialists join the National Police as a new sweep is undertaken to find new evidence of what could have happened leading to the little girl’s disappearance.

According to Minister Raful, the US agencies are providing critical logistical support, including specialized canine units. These teams have already arrived in the country and will be deployed this week to assist the National Police in scouring the area where the child was last seen.

“This is a deeply regrettable case,” Raful stated, emphasizing that...