1,400 cigarettes and 186 units of smuggled rum seized in San Juan de la Maguana
The National Police arrested a driver and seized merchandise allegedly smuggled into the country in the Punta Cañas sector, San Juan de la Maguana.
Driver arrested following anti-smuggling operation in San Juan de la Maguana
The National Police seized 1,400 cigarettes and 186 units of rum allegedly brought into the country illegally during an operation in the Punta Cañas sector, in San Juan de la Maguana, according to acento.com.do.
The operation was carried out by the Department of Investigations of Counterfeiting based in that province, in coordination with the Subdirection of Criminal Investigation (Dicrim).
Among the confiscated items were eight cases of chatica-type rum totalling 186 units, six packages of cigarettes equivalent to 1,200 units, and an additional package with 200 cigarettes.
The merchandise was being transported in a private Toyota bus, F model, beige in colour. The driver, Jorge Morillo de los Santos, aged 30, was arrested at the scene.
Both the detained individual and the seized products were referred to the Public Ministry for the corresponding legal proceedings.
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