Over the last couple of days members of Naval Intelligence M2 from the Dominican Armada, have prevented five illegal journeys to Puerto Rico, arrested eight organizers of the trips and eight boat captains and confiscated several boats or yolas in operations from the municipalities of Miches and Sabana de la Mar. During the operation that also took place in La Altagracia and La Romana provinces, they dismantled illegal yola construction factories and confiscated boats which were in the process of being built.
Among those arrested were some who had a long history of taking illegal immigrants to Puerto Rico. All detainees were taken to the head office of Naval Intelligence in Santo Domingo for interrogation.
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5 September 2018
