Agents of the Dirección Nacional de Control de Drogas (DNCD), the Dominican drug-control agency, working with prosecutors from the Public Ministry and the National Police, arrested 63 people in simultaneous operations and searches across Greater Santo Domingo.[1] The sweep comprised 270 operations and 22 searches, and officers also took firearms, radios and scales.[1]
Authorities reported seizing 23,374.60 grams of suspected drugs, of which 7,748 grams was cannabis, 15,399.80 grams suspected cocaine and 226 grams a rock-like material treated as crack.[2] In the National District, 20 people were detained in 52 operations and six searches, and officers took 7,091 grams of cannabis along with cocaine, crack, RD$4,000, seven phones and three scales.[2]
In Santo Domingo Oeste, 14 people were arrested in 38 operations and nine searches, and 321.10 grams of cannabis were seized with cocaine, crack, phones, scales, radios, a bladed weapon and RD$2,285.[2] Santo Domingo Este accounted for 11 arrests and 87.80 grams of cannabis in 49 operations.[2] Santo Domingo Norte accounted for seven arrests and 66.30 grams of cannabis in 42 operations, and officers also took a firearm, two scales and a phone.[2] In Pedro Brand, three people were arrested in seven searches and 136.20 grams of cannabis were seized, along with cocaine, crack, scales, radios and a phone.[2] Boca Chica and Ciudad Juan Bosch together accounted for eight arrests and 836.20 grams of drugs that were not broken down by type, plus radios and cash, in 89 operations.[2]
Those detained were handed to the Public Ministry, and the substances were sent to the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif) for analysis.[1]
