Yeni Berenice and Ambassador Leah Francis address strengthening security between DR and the US.

Santo Domingo.- Attorney General Yeni Berenice Reynoso received in her office the visit of Ambassador Leah Francis Campos, with whom she discussed the collaboration projects in the field of security maintained by the United States and the Dominican Republic. "We have had a very pleasant conversation. From the Attorney General's Office, we are working on different initiatives that, within the framework of their bilateral relationship, the United States and the Dominican Republic maintain to strengthen security in our countries," said Reynoso. In the meeting, held at the Attorney General's Office, the deputy attorney Wilson Camacho, head of the General Directorate of Prosecution of the Public Ministry, was present. Ambassador Campos was accompanied by Rebecca Marquez, Kaleb Sanderson and Enrique Corral. The Attorney General also recalled that both countries work together on issues that impact hemispheric security, such as the fight against drug trafficking or the laundering of assets from activities related to organized crime. Reynoso valued the cooperation of the United States that materializes with the constant flow of strategic information through the Office of Anti-Narcotics Affairs and Law Enforcement (INL), the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). He highlighted that these US agencies maintain constant coordination that allows for the streamlining of the work they do for the good of Dominican society, such as the Public Ministry or the National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD), which work, along with other security and intelligence units of the State, for security and against crime and organized delinquency.

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Reynoso recalled that the Attorney General's Office receives technical support from the United States government in different projects carried out through INL, such as: the Joint Task Force against Organized Crime. In that context, he highlighted the willingness to facilitate special training and access to state-of-the-art equipment to make the fight against organized crime more efficient. "We appreciate the willingness of Ambassador Campos, who has expressed her government's interest in continuing to support our country through training that will allow us to be more effective in the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime," said the prosecutor.