The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Elías Piña province on the border with Haiti occupied a land cargo of 5,700 ammunition for rifles on Monday, 21 March 2022 in the surroundings of the Palace of Justice of the city of Elías Piña. Through a press release, the Elías Piña chief prosecutor, Ramil Cadete Pérez, said that the package contained ammunition of 7.62 x 39 millimeters caliber.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the goods would be transacted in the public market of the Comendador municipality, on Juan Pablo Duarte street, next to the Palace of Justice of Elías Piña.
The press release explains that some individuals were traveling in a white 2013 Toyota car, while others were on motorcycles. He added that upon noticing the presence of the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the National Police, the group fled, leaving behind a motorcycle and the ammunition load.
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Attorney General Office
23 March 2022