Police and DNCD intervene drug points in the northern zone of Baní and make several arrests

Members of the National Police, in coordination with the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD), seized various narcotic substances, scales used for weighing drugs, cash, bladed weapons, and two slot machines that were operating illegally, during nine operations carried out in different sectors of the northern zone of the municipality of Baní, Peravia province. The operations focused primarily on the El Fundo, La Saona, Los Cajuilitos, Pueblo Nuevo, and Villa Majega sectors, where alleged points of sale and distribution of controlled substances operated. During the actions, several individuals fled upon noticing the police presence, leaving behind backpacks and cases containing portions of a plant presumably marijuana, white powder presumably cocaine, pills presumably ecstasy, and rocky material known as "molly", as well as cash and equipment used for the commercialization of narcotics. In one of the operations carried out in the La Saona sector, Geraldo García Zapata, José Gregorio Lara Vizcaíno, Jerbin Inoel Vizcaíno, Angelito Arias Díaz, Pablo Ovando Paniagua and Anthony Miguel Bethancourt Mejía were arrested for investigation purposes, while in another intervention Walvin Reynoso was arrested, who was found with several portions of alleged cocaine, a cell phone and cash.

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Also, in the Los Cajuilitos and El Fundo sectors, two scales used for weighing narcotic substances, several bladed weapons, and two slot machines that were operating illegally were seized, which were installed in an improvised shack. According to the preliminary report, the operations also allowed for the intervention of alleged drug sales points linked to individuals identified only by the aliases "Javier", "Richard Pérez", "Michael", "El Pesao", "Alex Colombia", "Leo Cajuitos", "El Chino" and "El Papa", who managed to escape upon realizing the presence of the authorities. The interventions were led by the Southern Central Regional Intelligence Sub-Directorate (DINTEL), and executed by agents of the Southern Central Regional Intelligence Sub-Directorate (DINTEL) along with members of the Central Investigation Directorate (DICRIM) and the DNCD. The occupied substances, money, and other seized objects will be sent to the corresponding agency for analysis, while the detainees will be placed at the disposal of the Public Prosecutor's Office for the corresponding legal purposes.