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Dominican Republic drug crackdown expands

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2026-08-07 16:27 UTC → 2026-08-10 14:41 UTC · added removed

The multi‑agency security campaign that began in early July 2026 has intensified. Coordinated raids in June seized thousands of grams of cocaine, marijuana, crack and other narcotics in Santiago, Verón‑Punta Cana, Barahona, Santo Domingo Este and other districts, arresting dozens of suspects and confiscating cash, weapons and processing equipment. A series of operations dismantled the country’s largest marijuana cultivations in San José de Ocoa, first seizing more than 3 500 plants (≈3 200 lb) and later confirming a record‑size plantation of over 13 800 lb, with total eradications exceeding 18 000 plants. In July, authorities destroyed more than 1 144 kg of narcotics—including 928 kg of marijuana and 213 kg of cocaine—at a military camp in Pedro Brand, and seized additional kilos in separate raids across the capital and provincial cities. International cooperation grew as two Dominican nationals were extradited to the United States on cocaine‑trafficking charges, and a joint operation at Las Américas International Airport led to the arrest of airport staff and the seizure of 90 cocaine packages. Operation LGTCA in August targeted a transnational network on the eastern coast, resulting in 11 arrests and the capture of vehicles, boats and communication gear. Authorities also warned that In mid-August, the southern provinces (San José de Ocoa, Barahona, Bahoruco, Tamayo and Vicente Noble) are becoming a major corridor National Directorate for Colombian and Venezuelan cartels using fast boats and light aircraft. Local residents report rising extortion Drug Control (DNCD) dismantled a narcotics distribution and land‑grab attempts while police presence remains limited. The crackdown is accompanied by renewed criticism processing center in the Renacimiento sector of police‑reform spending, with former legislator Ramón Ceballos demanding mandatory psychological assessments for officers, and revelations that the National District. This operation led to the arrest of three individuals, including an informant turned cyber‑criminal after serving a U.S. prison term. The combined drug‑seizure operations, large‑scale marijuana eradications, extraditions Italian national, and the focus on southern‑coast trafficking routes illustrate the expanding scope seizure of cocaine, ketamine, tusi, marijuana, crack, and approximately 404 ecstasy pills, alongside processing equipment and a Glock handgun. Additionally, National Police raids in Los Guaricanos, Santo Domingo Norte, resulted in the Dominican Republic’s anti‑drug campaign. seizure of firearms, narcotics, and illegal slot machines, with four individuals arrested.

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  1. 2026-08-10 14:41 UTC Dominican Republic drug crackdown expands
  2. 2026-08-07 16:27 UTC Dominican Republic drug crackdown expands

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