aw enforcement agencies in the Dominican Republic have intercepted a large quantity of cocaine concealed in a container of mangoes and pumpkins destined for Canada.
The operation, conducted at a terminal in Boca Chica, Santo Domingo province, resulted in the seizure of 84 packages of cocaine weighing a total of 86.31 kilograms.
The discovery was made during routine port interdiction operations, where agents and military personnel were inspecting export containers.
Suspicious images detected by an X-ray machine prompted a thorough search of one particular container.
“In the presence of the acting prosecutor, the container, loaded with mangoes and pumpkins, was opened,” stated an official report. “A double bottom with three compartments was found on the floor, inside which 84 packages of cocaine were confiscated.”
The National Institute of Forensic Sciences (INACIF) conducted an analysis to confirm the nature and weight of the seized substance.
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