In these days of quarantine and curfew, the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) announced the finding of 333 packages of what is suspect to be cocaine or heroin hidden in some bushes in Nigua, San Cristobal province, about half an hour from the capital city of Santo Domingo. The DNCD reports the drugs were found near the site of where another 700 drug packages were seized on 17 March. So far, no arrests have been reported. The DNCD says the packages were taken into custody and were sent to the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif) for determination of the contents. The operation was carried out in coordination with the Dominican Navy.
30 March 2020