The National Drug Control Organization (DNCD) has confiscated 50 packages of cocaine from a man who was arrested earlier this year having taken possession of half a million dollars in the car park of a restaurant in Santo Domingo.
The as yet unidentified Dominican man was caught by DNCD agents committing a crime in Altos de Arroyo. The suspect had been under surveillance by DNCD.
At the time of his arrest he was using a tow truck for an SUV and it was inside the SUV where the agents found the drugs.
It has also been announced that during the month of August, the police confiscated 16 kilos of cocaine and crack cocaine, 535 pounds and 15 plants of marijuana and arrested 1,212 people. From those arrested the authorities confiscated RD$1,062,130, US$1,808, 259 cell phones, 54 weighing scales, two walkie-talkies, 23 fire arms and 115 vehicles
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Al Momento
4 September 2018
