The National Investigations Department (DNI) recently stopped a 37-year-old Italian citizen named as Lucas Finocchiaro from entering the country after verifying that he is suspected of being a drug dealer.
Finocchiaro was identified by DNI officials and sent back to Italy after he tried to enter the country on a flight from Panama.
Although he has been banned from entering the Dominican Republic since May 2010, DNI officials discovered that he had entered the country several times. The authorities suspect that this occurred with the collaboration of Immigration officials.