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  5. Cocaine Seizure in Dominican Republic Sets New Record with 9.5 Tons Intercepted

Cocaine Seizure in Dominican Republic Sets New Record with 9.5 Tons Intercepted

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The Dominican Republic's Anti-Drug Agency has made a significant seizure of cocaine, worth approximately $250 million, hidden inside a banana shipment that arrived at the Caucedo port in Santo Domingo. The cocaine was found in 320 bags, with a street value estimated to be around $250 million.

  1. DO
    Carlos Devers
    National Drug Control Directorate
    1. Many unknown individuals tried to transfer the drugs to another container that would be shipped on a vessel to Belgium.
    2. Early investigations show that a container carrying bananas arrived from Guatemala.
  2. US
    Insight Crime
    1. As demand grows, traffickers are ramping up efforts to meet it, turning to the Caribbean as an ideal conduit for smuggling cocaine to Europe.

sources

  1. 1.The Guardian
  2. 2.BBC
  3. 3.CTV News

perspectives

  1. 1.Organized crime
  2. 2.Drug Trafficking
  3. 3.Cocaine

countries

  1. 1.BelgiumBE
  2. 2.ColombiaCO
  3. 3.Dominican RepublicDO
  4. 4.SpainES
  5. 5.FranceFR
  6. 6.GuatemalaGT

organizations

  1. 1.Insight CrimeUS
  2. 2.National Drug Control Directorate
  3. 3.Republican Party
  4. 4.United Nations

persons

  1. 1.Carlos DeversDO

technicals

  1. 1.Caribbean Sea
Cocaine Seizure in Dominican Republic Sets New Record with 9.5 Tons Intercepted