On Saturday, 30 March 2019, the Dominican Armada seized 645 kg of marijuana distributed in 151 packages. The packages were being transported by four individuals who tried to enter Dominican territory onboard a boat that had docked at Cabo Pequeño, off Isla Beata (Southwest).
The individuals fled by abandoning their boat after being spotted by two naval units of the Dominican Armada heading for them.
The marijuana was transferred to one of the naval units of the Dominican Armada for delivery to the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) in Santo Domingo. The boat was towed to the Naval Base on Beata Island.
This interception is the result of the increased presence of armed forces throughout Haiti’s land and sea border with the Dominican Republic in order to combat smuggling, drug trafficking, firearms and illegal Haitian migrants, as reported in Haiti Libre.
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Haiti Libre
2 April 2019