Colombian detained at Santo Domingo airport with $600,700 undeclared
Dominican courts have ordered one month of preventive detention against Mauricio Alberto Ossa Ospina, a Colombian arrested with over $600,000 at Las Américas airport.
Preventive detention for Colombian captured with $600,700 at Las Américas
Dominican courts ordered preventive detention on Wednesday for a Colombian citizen arrested at Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo whilst attempting to leave the country with more than $600,000 undeclared, according to infobae.com.
The detainee, Mauricio Alberto Ossa Ospina, 47, will remain confined at the Najayo Men's Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre, located in San Cristóbal, whilst the investigation proceeds. The Public Ministry accuses him of money laundering, smuggling and violation of customs law.
Ossa Ospina was arrested in flagrante delicto on 3 September when he was preparing to travel to Panama with $600,700 in his possession. According to the customs declaration form, he had entered the Dominican Republic that same day on a flight from José María Córdova International Airport in Medellín, Colombia.
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