Insight Crime reports that the record-breaking cocaine seizures in the Dominican Republic highlight the resurgence of the Caribbean as a major trafficking route to Europe amid unprecedented cocaine production in Colombia. The geographic location of the country, and its many sea and air ports and shipping and air connections, make it an advantage point for trafficking.
Insight Crime reports on the successes of the National Drug Control Agency during the Abinader administration compared to past governments in cracking down on drug trafficking.
Over 30 tons of cocaine have been seized in the Dominican Republic in 2024, surpassing the 18 tons confiscated in 2023 and the previous record of 27.7 tons set in 2022. This represents a dramatic increase in drug interdictions, with cocaine seizures rising fivefold between 2019 and 2024.
On 9 November 2024, the National Drug Control Agency ( DNCD) carried out the country’s second-largest cocaine seizure, intercepting 2.2 tons of the drug. The cocaine, shipped from Panama and destined for the Port of Antwerp in Belgium, was discovered in a container at the Port of Caucedo near the capital, Santo Domingo.
The news page of the National Drug Control Agency presents dozens of cases of innovative drug trafficking methods detected in time by the local authorities.
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27 November 2024