2018News

Dominicans arrested arriving with drugs to Boston

Two travelers from the Dominican Republic were arrested at Logan International Airport in Boston, United States, on Saturday 24 November 2018 after they were found to be in possession of 770 grams of cocaine.

A suspicious passenger, later identified as Vincent Antonio Jimenez Sanchez, 47, was referred to secondary screening shortly after arriving in Boston on a JetBlue flight from Santiago, Dominican Republic, officials said. During the search, customs officers from the US Customs and Border Protection said they found two packages containing cocaine sewn into his underwear and more packages hidden in the rails of his suitcases. His co-traveler, Nelly Diaz de Jimenez, 53, was also found to be in possession of cocaine in her pants.

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28 November 2018