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Santo Domingo. – A shipment of 54 packages (bricks) of cocaine was found at Uvero Alto beach in eastern La Altagracia province yesterday, during a National Drugs Control Agency and Navy operation, which suspect that the narcotics were thrown overboard from a boat.

DNCD spokesman Lebrón Roberto Wednesday night said Navy sailors spotted the drug on the beach and notified the antinarcotics agency, the Tourism Police and the Interagency Task Force to widen the search for more packages in the adjacent coastal zones.

He said the authorities mounted an operation by air, sea and land to detain probable suspects and to look for other packages in beach areas, where the waves had washed the drugs ashore.

No one had been detained as of last night, although DNCD agents are confident they’ll arrest the drug’s owners at any time.

Lebron added that the 54 packages in blue plastic bags will be taken to DNCD headquarters early today, and then to Forensics for weighing and confirmation.

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Written by: WalterPolo, 29 Sep 2011 11:07 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata
Somebody just got very rich.

Or a little bit richer.
Written by: SpinDoctor, 29 Sep 2011 11:32 AM
From: Canada

Whoops DT, you made a mistake in the article. The last line should be "and then to Forensics for weighing and DISTRIBUTION."

Written by: sweetbabyj, 29 Sep 2011 11:34 AM
From: United States
better make sure they are locked up tightly or they will disappear. The use of boats to bring the coke ot the shores is very easy. Catching them is difficult but can be done. Get the government to load a radar blimp or aircraft from the US or station a DEA aircraft in DR. Ask the US for surplus boats or even a retired Coast Guard 82 footer to station off offshore.
Written by: juanb, 29 Sep 2011 12:49 PM
From: Dominican Republic

The proper question is:

54 bricks were turned in. How many were found?
Written by: BGFEMA, 29 Sep 2011 6:25 PM
From: United States
That's strange because they found some near Cape Canaveral, Florida.
25 bricks found, more can be found here...
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/0....icks-of-cocaine-wash-up-near.html
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