The Commander of the Dominican Armada (Navy), Vice Admiral Miguel Enrique Peña Acosta, has said that during the month of November 2017, the Armada has confiscated 40 boats from groups who made illegal boat trips to Puerto Rico.
Peña Acosta said that the operation was carried out together with the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD), which confiscated ten tons of cocaine in the middle of the ocean from a group of drug dealers, both Dominican and foreigners. He said that although Puerto Rico is experiencing difficult times following the big hit by Hurricane Maria, many Dominicans are still trying to go there, risking their lives as well as paying a lot of money to the illegal traffickers.
Admiral Peña called on Dominicans not to go to Puerto Rico and said that not only were they risking their lives but they would never get back the money they paid to the “mafiosos”.
He went on to say that over the last few weeks they have had to double their look out forces in Samana, Miches, Higuey and Sabana de la Mar due to the number of boats leaving.
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23 November 2017
