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Dominican Republic illegal fuel enforcement
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Authorities in the Dominican Republic have conducted operations to dismantle clandestine fuel storage and distribution sites. In San Francisco de Macorís, the Specialized Body for Fuel Control and Merchandise Trade (CECCOM) dismantled an illegal center on Libertad Avenue. Officials seized 6,377 gallons of diesel, valued at approximately RD$1.4 million, along with a large-capacity storage tank and distribution equipment. The operation was conducted under a judicial order following Law No. 112-00 on Hydrocarbons. In a subsequent operation in San Antonio de Guerra, authorities dismantled a facility known as coordinated effort involving CECCOM, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs (MICM), the General Directorate of Migration (DGM), and the Ministry of Housing, Habitat, and Edifices (MIVHED) dismantled the “Fábrica Cartesa.” While Cartesa” industrial complex. Inspectors found the site functioned as facility, which includes three warehouses and a cardboard factory operated by Asian nationals, four-story building, was operating without commercial licenses or land-use certificates. During the inspection, CECCOM discovered an unregulated fuel warehouse on the premises. Officials seized premises, seizing a 5,000-liter tank and 1,000 gallons of diesel, estimated diesel valued at approximately RD$2,250,000. The Ministry Additionally, authorities identified foreign personnel with irregular migratory status. Minister of Housing, Habitat, Industry and Edifices halted Commerce Eduardo Sanz Lovatón stated that while the project due country remains open to regulation violations, and the General Directorate of Migration began reviewing foreign investment, all businesses must strictly comply with the legal status of the personnel involved. framework.
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- 2026-11-03 02:37 UTC Dominican Republic illegal fuel enforcement
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