NewsWhore
08-07-2009, 07:40 PM
Dominican officials have announced that a 518-kilo shipment of drugs was seized near Playa Moron, in northeastern Samana. The drugs were reportedly dropped from a plane about 3 nautical miles from Samana. Four men, Fausto Andres Mercedes, Pedro Alexander Mota Hilario, Daniel Esteban Alvarez Alvarez and Luciano Calcano have been arrested in connection with the drugs.
Reports indicate the men were caught at sea when in small boats they sought to retrieve the launched drugs. The National Drug Control Department announced the drugs were packed in 14 large "bricks", which contained 420 total packets. The drug was confiscated and brought to the Santo Domingo headquarters of the anti-drug agency.
El Dia reports that US officials had tipped Dominican security officials that an unauthorized plane had departed from South America. The operation was completed in coordination with help from the US's Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the US Coast Guard, the DR Navy, the National Drug Control Department and the Dominican Air Force.
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Reports indicate the men were caught at sea when in small boats they sought to retrieve the launched drugs. The National Drug Control Department announced the drugs were packed in 14 large "bricks", which contained 420 total packets. The drug was confiscated and brought to the Santo Domingo headquarters of the anti-drug agency.
El Dia reports that US officials had tipped Dominican security officials that an unauthorized plane had departed from South America. The operation was completed in coordination with help from the US's Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the US Coast Guard, the DR Navy, the National Drug Control Department and the Dominican Air Force.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)