Prosecutor's Office Hands Over 94 Firearms to Interior Ministry Following Seizures in Santo Domingo Oeste
The Prosecutor's Office of Santo Domingo Oeste transferred 94 illegal firearms—including rifles and a Uzi—to the Interior and Police Ministry. Among the arsenal are 17,000 rounds of ammunition smuggled through the Haina port.
Santo Domingo Oeste Prosecutor's Office Transfers 94 Illegal Firearms to Interior and Police
The Interior and Police Ministry received 94 firearms of various calibres from the Prosecutor's Office of Santo Domingo Oeste, according to presidencia.gob.do. The weapons had been used in criminal activities and will be subject to total seizure.
Among the arms delivered are six war weapons—five rifles and a Uzi—in addition to 17,000 rounds of ammunition that were smuggled in through the Haina port in San Cristóbal.
Vice-minister of Arms Control and Regulation Carlos Ogando thanked the joint efforts of the Interior and Police teams with the prosecutors, and called for maintaining that collaboration to guarantee the country's security.
For his part, Prosecutor Edward Manuel López expressed his recognition to the National Customs Directorate for its participation in the seizure process, and clarified that the weapons were seized by judicial sentences with cases already closed.
Ramón de la Rosa, director of Complex Cases at the Prosecutor's Office of Santo Domingo Oeste, noted that the majority of the weapons come from the Haina wharf. There, the alert is activated by Customs and its assigned prosecutor conducts a general inspection to ensure controlled delivery of the seized material.
Source: Google News DO — Santo Domingo