The National Committee Against Money Laundering (CONCLA) has announced the sale of nine apartments, seven tracts of land, three houses, 11 motor vehicles, a watch and a catamaran, all of which were part of the goods confiscated in several money laundering cases. The total value of the items to be sold at a public auction at the Attorney General’s office on 15 May is estimated to be worth more than RD$210 million.
The details of the auction were revealed at a press conference held at the Head Office of the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) attended by the Attorney General, Francisco Dominguez Brito, the president of the National Drug Commission (CND), Fidias Aristy, and the president of the DNCD, Major General Julio Cesar Souffront, among others.
Fidias Aristy said that among the things being sold were goods confiscated from Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo, Jose David Figueroa Agosto and Emilio Mesa Beltre (El Gringo).
In addition there were properties taken from Fausto Ernesto Severino Marte (El Busi); Eligio Mercedes (Pepito), Alan Luis Quezada Santiago; Damian Enrique Brito; Yunior Silvestre Belliard, Juan Hubiera Mercedes (La Abeja) and Henry Manuel Ruiz.
Aristy said that included in the auction would be three apartments and a house belonging to Quirino Paulino Castillo, located in the National District that is valued at more than RD$88 million. In addition there would be two apartments in the Alco Paradisso Tower, formerly owned by Figueroa Agosto, that are estimated to be worth RD$47 million.
The other properties for auction include seven tracts of land and two houses in Peravia province, previously owned by Rene Sinclair and valued at more than RD$20 million.
Those interested in attending the auction can find further details on the websites of the General Department of National Property, the CND and the Attorney General’s Office.
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