Authorities seized the sum of US$449,000 in cash found in the baggage of a foreigner who was trying to travel to South Africa through the Las Americas International Airport. The unnamed foreigner was arrested.
National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) agents, accompanied by customs inspectors and members of the Justice Department and officials from other branches stationed in the terminal, also arrested two other persons who may be involved in the case. The DNCD said that the confiscated money was sent through a chain of custody to the office of the Attorney General of the Republic for further investigation.
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DNCD
22 November 2017
