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Dominican Republic authorities dismantle international drug trafficking network
Dominican authorities dismantled an international drug trafficking network in the eastern coastal region through Operation LGTCA, arresting 11 people and seizing vehicles and boats.
Entities
Bayahíbe · Chavón River · DNCD · Dirección Nacional de Control de Drogas · Dirección Nacional de Control de Drogas (DNCD) · Dominican Republic · Julio Adames Montero · La Altagracia · La Romana · Ministerio Público (Dominican Republic) · Ministerio Público (Ministry of Public) · Ministerio Público (Public Ministry)
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 5 SOURCES] Authorities seized ten vehicles, several boats, GPS devices, communication equipment, cash and documents. www.paginaextra.com · bavarodigital.net · elpaisdominicano.do
- [● 6 SOURCES] More than 300 agents and 18 prosecutors participated in the operation. www.paginaextra.com · bavarodigital.net · elpaisdominicano.do · www.elvalleinformativo.com
- [● 6 SOURCES] The network's operational base was on the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic between the Chavón River mouth and Bayahíbe. www.paginaextra.com · bavarodigital.net · elpaisdominicano.do · www.elvalleinformativo.com
- [● 6 SOURCES] Approximately eleven people were arrested during the operation. www.paginaextra.com · bavarodigital.net · elpaisdominicano.do · www.elvalleinformativo.com
- [● 6 SOURCES] The dismantled network received drug shipments from South America and redistributed them to Puerto Rico. www.paginaextra.com · bavarodigital.net · elpaisdominicano.do · www.elvalleinformativo.com
- [● 6 SOURCES] Fourteen simultaneous raids were conducted in properties in La Altagracia, La Romana and Puerto Plata. www.paginaextra.com · bavarodigital.net · elpaisdominicano.do · www.elvalleinformativo.com
- [● 6 SOURCES] Authorities seized ten vehicles of different models. www.paginaextra.com · bavarodigital.net · elpaisdominicano.do · www.elvalleinformativo.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] Ten members of the organization were identified, some with prior convictions for drug trafficking in Puerto Rico. www.paginaextra.com · bavarodigital.net · elpaisdominicano.do
- [● 5 SOURCES] GPS tracking devices and communication equipment were confiscated. bavarodigital.net · www.paginaextra.com · elpaisdominicano.do · www.elvalleinformativo.com
- [● 5 SOURCES] Multiple fast‑boat vessels were seized during the raids. bavarodigital.net · www.paginaextra.com · elpaisdominicano.do · www.elvalleinformativo.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The Ministry of Public Prosecution and the DNCD dismantled an international drug trafficking network. bavarodigital.net · elpaisdominicano.do · www.paginaextra.com