According to DNCD, the numbers mark a before and after in the fight against and prosecution of organized crime and set a new record for this nation.
It was also stated that of the total number of drugs, 27.73 tons turned out to be cocaine; 3.34 for marijuana; 11.09 kilograms of ecstasy, 8.8 kilograms of hashish, 22.75 kilograms of crack and 1.21 kilograms of opium, among other controlled substances.
The anti-drug authorities specified that as part of the expansion of cooperation with allied countries, the Dominican Republic has also helped to seize another 3.45 tons of drugs internationally through the exchange of information.
On the other hand, they announced that in the operations they carried out, they arrested 21,000 162 people, 92 percent Dominicans and the rest foreigners.
Of the above individuals, 70 were extradited or deported to the United States.
In addition, 2,620 vehicles, 281 firearms, thousands of ammunition, two airplanes, boats, radio navigation devices, communication radios, boats, outboard motors, as well as one million 44,894 dollars and 36,000 789 Dominican pesos were seized, among other evidence.
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