The South American drug cartels continue to search for weaknesses in the system of vigilance in the waters surrounding the Dominican Republic used to move cocaine into the European and United States markets. Since last Thursday, 14 December 2017, Dominican authorities have seized well over 4,000 kilograms of cocaine that seems to indicate that the cartels have stepped up their deliveries to this island nation.
In the dawn hours of 18 December 2017, fast boats belonging to the Dominican Armada seized an additional 76 cocaine packages – some 80 kg – in a maritime operation off the coast of Pedernales. In this case, two foreigners were said to have been arrested. The authorities sent the suspect drugs to the National Institute of Forensic Sciences for verification of the type of drug and its weight.
Over the last six days intelligence agencies and the Armed Forces have seized a total of 2,528 kg of cocaine.
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20 December 2017
