157 kilos of cocaine found in Samana

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The National Drug Control Department, working with the Navy and the Air Force has confiscated 157 packages of cocaine stored in a boat docked in the port of Samana. Rey Urena, Ivan Miguel Tineo Paulino and Luis Alvarez were arrested in connection with the case. The DNCD says that one man, Alfredo Perez Henriquez, was able to get away. The drugs were discovered in the Capricho boat, registration FL-551DP. The confiscation of the drugs took place in the presence of Samana prosecutor Juan Medina. Units of the Navy and the Super Tucanos of the Air Force were used in the operation to uncover the traffickers. The DNCD says the case is under investigation to arrest other accomplices, as reported in El Caribe.

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