The Office of the Attorney General reported on simultaneous searches carried out in the office and service stations of the private security company Security Protection Center (SECPTER), located in Greater Santo Domingo and Santiago, where 91 unlicensed firearms of different types and calibers were seized. 70 persons were detained for questioning.
In a press release, the prosecutors called the general manager of the company a fugitive of justice. The general manager is former army officer Nelson Rafael Mejía Ovalles. The Office of the Attorney General said the company has ties to Police Drug Narcotics Office (DICAN) former director Carlos Fernández Valerio, who was sentenced to 20 years in jail for drug trafficking.
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Diario Libre
El Dia
2 July 2018
