NewsWhore
09-19-2006, 06:40 PM
Yesterday, the National Drug Control Department (DNCD) seized more than 2,250 kilos of illegal drugs, mainly cocaine, although the shipment has not been verified by the Attorney General's Department Laboratory. This seizure is the largest in the history of the Dominican Republic. It arrived on a vessel called Sierra Express, which had sailed from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, with stopovers in Puerto Rico and the DR. Its final destination was Belgium, according to the Customs Department. The drug shipment was seized at Puerto Multimodal Caucedo in coordination with Customs officers, the port terminal intelligence service, the Venezuelan authorities (which provided information for the operation) as well as the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The drugs were detected by the Customs Intelligence Department with the use of X-ray equipment that was recently donated by United States Customs, when a process of testing and training in the use of the equipment was in effect.
The DNCD used its K-9 unit to detect drugs in a container with 10 palettes of peaches in syrup, five of which had 93 boxes with 24 packs of drugs each and another box with 818 packs. DNCD chief Major General Rafael Ramirez Ferreira stated that they had received information that the operation was in process and immediately went into action, together with the Customs Department to perform an inspection and detect the shipment. The haul will now be taken to the laboratory to determine the exact type and quantity of drugs seized.
Quirino Paulino Castillo, who is on trial in New York City, held the previous record of 1,387 kilos.
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The DNCD used its K-9 unit to detect drugs in a container with 10 palettes of peaches in syrup, five of which had 93 boxes with 24 packs of drugs each and another box with 818 packs. DNCD chief Major General Rafael Ramirez Ferreira stated that they had received information that the operation was in process and immediately went into action, together with the Customs Department to perform an inspection and detect the shipment. The haul will now be taken to the laboratory to determine the exact type and quantity of drugs seized.
Quirino Paulino Castillo, who is on trial in New York City, held the previous record of 1,387 kilos.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#5)