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DNCD seizes 7,896 grams and arrests 11 people in the National District

DNCD seizes 7,896 grams and arrests 11 people in the National District

The DNCD arrested 11 people and seized 7,896 grams of presumed substances in three raids and 50 operations across different sectors of the National District.

--- The context --- Santo Domingo saw a broad operation against micro-trafficking over the past 24 hours. The National Drug Control Directorate, in coordination with the Public Ministry and with support from the National Police, carried out actions across different sectors of the National District with the stated aim of dismantling drug sale and distribution points in several neighborhoods of the capital, according to the official report released by the institution. --- The facts --- In total, 11 people were arrested in three raids and 50 operations. Authorities seized 7,896 grams of presumed narcotic substances. Of that total, 360 portions of a presumed white powder, presumably cocaine, weighed 7,398 grams, and 86 wrappers of a presumed plant material, presumed to be marijuana, added up to 498.4 grams. Officers also seized seven cell phones, three scales, two slot machines, RD$61,540 and 1,000 euros. The actions were concentrated in the sectors of Los Girasoles, Capotillo, La Yuca, Guachupita, Villa Agrícolas, San Miguel, Gualey, La Cañita and 24 de Abril. Those detained include Julio César Arias Rosario, alias Radhamé, Ramón Antonio Ramírez, Carlos Andrés Peguero Espinosa, Cristian Alexi Segura, Ronebel Moloon Almonte and Yoensi Valdez. Carlos Alexander Domínguez Jiménez, Aneudy Tapia Meregildo, Joan Pérez Cordero, Marcial Florentino Guzmán and Israel Cueto Jáquez were also arrested, according to the list of names included in the official report released by the authorities. --- The positions --- The DNCD said the 11 detainees remain under the control of the Public Ministry and will be brought before the courts in the coming hours for alleged violation of Law 50-88 on Drugs and Controlled Substances. The institution also said it will continue strengthening surveillance and interdiction work against drug distribution in neighborhoods of the National District, and that these operations form part of its strategies against micro-trafficking. --- What remains unknown --- The report does not specify the individual result of each raid or detail how much was seized in each sector. It also does not report concrete coercion measures, the progress of testing on the substances, or possible links between the detainees and networks dedicated to selling illicit substances in the capital. --- Unanswered questions --- What specific charges will the Public Ministry bring against each of the 11 detainees? How were the seizures distributed among the sectors targeted? What coercion measures will authorities request in the coming hours? Will operations continue in those same neighborhoods of the National District? --- EPM analysis --- The scale of the seizure, concentrated above all in the 360 portions weighing 7,398 grams, shows the weight of the white powder within the total seized. The presence of scales, phones and cash forms part of the picture described by authorities as allegedly linked to trafficking. The intervention combines targeted raids with a larger number of operations, a formula institutions present as aimed at sale and distribution points. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the operation provides a clear picture of the micro-trafficking authorities say they are fighting in the capital: significant quantities, cash, scales and a simultaneous presence in different neighborhoods of the National District. The real value of the action will be measured not only by the grams seized or the arrests announced, but by what happens in court, by the strength of the evidence presented and by whether distribution falls in a sustained way in Los Girasoles, Capotillo, Guachupita and the other sectors targeted during this operation.
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