Record quantity
9.5 tons of cocaine seized in Santo Domingo
The Dominican Republic made the largest cocaine seizure in its history on Friday. Hidden in a shipment of bananas, around 9.5 tons of cocaine were found in the port of the capital Santo Domingo.
"Initial investigations show that the container of bananas arrived from Guatemala," said Carlos Denvers from the National Drug Control Agency.
320 sacks with around 9528 kilograms
"Several unknown persons attempted to reload the drugs into another container, which was then to be shipped on a freighter to Belgium." The authorities discovered a total of 320 bags containing around 9528 kilograms of cocaine. The value of the drugs: 250 million dollars (236.27 million euros).
A foundation that deals with the analysis of organized crime warns that the record-breaking seizures this year indicate that the Caribbean is once again becoming an important trafficking route from Colombia to Europe. Consumption there is estimated to have more than doubled between 2011 and last year.
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