Agents from the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) with the cooperation of the United States Drugs Enforcement Administration (DEA) and state prosecutors have arrested a man carrying US$499,440 in cash in a Nike and Blue Label bags in a Porsche Cayenne in Villa Consuelo in Santo Domingo. The money is believed to be the proceeds of drug dealing and money laundering.
The DNCD announced that the suspect lives in the exclusive area of Naco and that the arrest was made after a long period of investigation. He was arrested at Calle Hermanos Pinzon corner Teniente Amado Garcia.
They went on to say that as well as the money they confiscated several bank debit and credit cards, two cell phones, a Glock pistol and bullets, and several receipts for deposits and withdrawals of hundreds of thousands of pesos from banks around the country. The receipts were for US$9,900 each. The 2014 model Porsche had a provisional license plate. The money was deposited in the National District prosecutors office account.
Ocupan a hombre cerca de medio millón de dólares abordo de yipeta