Agents of the Dominican drug-control agency DNCD, with the Public Ministry and the National Police, detained 31 people in simultaneous microtrafficking operations across Valverde, Montecristi, Dajabón and Santiago Rodríguez in the Cibao Noroeste region.[1] The sweep comprised more than 300 interventions and five searches targeting neighbourhoods identified as drug sale and distribution points.[1] Those detained and the seized objects were handed to the Public Ministry for judicial proceedings and coercion-measure requests.[1]

Officers seized 2,046.20 grams of controlled substances in total, reported as 1,609.90 grams of suspected cocaine, 429.30 grams of marijuana and seven doses of crack.[1] In Valverde, eight people were detained in 62 operations and two searches, with 855.10 grams seized, including 823.20 grams of suspected cocaine and 31.90 grams of marijuana.[2] In Montecristi, six people were detained in 121 operations and one search, with 552.90 grams seized, including 357.20 grams of suspected cocaine and 195.70 grams of marijuana.[2] In Dajabón, eight people were detained with 334.10 grams seized, including 224.90 grams of suspected cocaine and 109.20 grams of marijuana.[2] In Santiago Rodríguez, nine people were detained in 135 operations and two searches with 304.10 grams seized, including 204.60 grams of suspected cocaine, 92.50 grams of marijuana and seven crack doses.[2]

Beyond drugs, authorities took RD$18,090 in cash, nine mobile phones, three motorcycles, two weighing scales and a bulletproof vest across the four provinces.[2] The DNCD said the joint actions, through its Joint Task Force with police and prosecutors, will continue uninterrupted against trafficking for domestic consumption across the country.[2]