Monday, April 20, 2026

National Police seizes illegal firearm during raid in La Vega

Members of the Regional Sub-Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DICRIM) of the National Police in La Vega, in conjunction with the Public Ministry, carried out a search, by judicial order No. 2026-AJ0018689, in a house in the La Primavera sector of this city.

During the intervention, Joan Manuel Soriano, alias “Popi”, Raffi Nicolás Leguizamón, alias “Panza”, and Félix Junior Polanco were arrested.

In the place, the authorities seized a Taurus brand pistol, 9mm caliber, with its magazine and five cartridges, without legal documentation, as well as two motorcycles, several cell phones and chips for mobile devices.

The detainees will be brought before the justice system for the corresponding legal purposes.

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