Santo Domingo.- Agents from the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) and members of the Specialized Airport Security Corps, under the coordination of the Public Ministry, confiscated six packages believed to contain cocaine during an inspection operation at the Punta Cana International Airport, in the province of La Altagracia.
The agents on duty, assisted by canine units, were examining luggage in an area of the terminal when they discovered strange substances inside a suitcase. They quickly began the verification protocol.
With due authorization from the acting prosecutor, the suitcase was opened revealing six packages containing a substance presumed to be cocaine. The packages were vacuum sealed in black, clear plastic bags.
After the failed attempt to transport the alleged drugs, the authorities detained a 45-year-old Dominican woman who was in transit to Zurich, Switzerland, from the Punta Cana International Airport.
“The accused is being handed over to the Public Ministry of the province of La Altagracia for the corresponding legal procedures,” the authorities said.
The Public Ministry and the DNCD maintain their commitment to strengthening interception operations at airports, ports, borders and at the national level. The six packages containing the suspicious substance were sent to the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (INACIF).