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DNCD has seized more than 100 tons of different drugs

By Luis Ozuna

Santo Domingo.- The current management of the National Drug Control Directorate DNCD, currently headed by Vice Admiral José Manuel Cabrera Ulloa, ARD, has seized approximately 100 tons of different types of drugs during the current administration. According to reports obtained by this media outlet, in the year 2024, approximately 40 tons were seized, while in the year 2025, about 31 tons were seized, and so far this year, 2026, approximately 5 tons have been seized, which brings the total amount of drugs seized to approximately 100 tons. The most recent blow dealt by the DNCD and its operational team was the interception of a container at the Multimodal Caucedo Port, where approximately 700 packages of alleged cocaine were seized inside.
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"Wave of attack created by dark sectors"

In recent days, a powerful wave of attacks has risen from some media outlets and digital platforms against the current management of the anti-drug entity, this just as the month of August approaches and which, according to sources close to the matter, is done by dark sectors with the aim of diverting attention. It should be noted that the entity has used all the intelligence agencies of the nation and has shielded the airspace, maritime and terrestrial spaces, in order to completely ban the entry of controlled substances into the Dominican terrarium by any possible means. Highlighting also the commitment of the current administration, which seeks to completely eradicate drug trafficking in the different neighborhoods of the country, also seeking to eliminate micro-trafficking operations, which is mostly the main evil of the marginalized neighborhoods.

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