{"id":508921,"date":"2026-06-01T16:18:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T20:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/error-en-el-proceso-de-traduccion-1203\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T11:20:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:20:02","slug":"police-seize-more-than-329-thousand-contraband-cigarettes-and-retain-52-slot-machines-in-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/dominican-news\/police-seize-more-than-329-thousand-contraband-cigarettes-and-retain-52-slot-machines-in-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Police seize more than 329 thousand contraband cigarettes and retain 52 slot machines in operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Santo Domingo.\u2013<\/strong> Agents of the <strong>National Police<\/strong>, assigned to the <strong>Central Intelligence Directorate<\/strong> (DINTEL), seized <strong>329,400<\/strong> cigarettes allegedly introduced illegally into the country and confiscated 52 slot machines during a series of operations carried out in different parts of <strong>Greater Santo<\/strong> <strong>Domingo <\/strong>and the <strong>San Crist\u00f3bal<\/strong> province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most significant intervention was carried out on the 6 de Noviembre highway, near the toll booth, in the Engombe sector, Santo Domingo Oeste municipality, where authorities arrested a man in flagrante delicto who was transporting a significant amount of presumably smuggled merchandise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The detainee was identified as Mario William Encarnaci\u00f3n Encarnaci\u00f3n, who was traveling in a white Toyota Hilux pickup truck, license plate L544744. During the vehicle inspection, agents found 1,287 packs of cigarettes, equivalent to 329,400 units, without the documentation required to prove their legal importation or commercialization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We recommend reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/policia-ocupa-tres-armas\/\">Police seize three weapons, more than 200 grams of alleged cocaine and arrest one person in La Vega<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Simultaneously, intelligence teams carried out targeted operations in various sectors of the Santo Domingo and San Crist\u00f3bal provinces, where 52 slot machines that were allegedly operating outside of current legal provisions were seized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Police reported that both the detainee and the seized merchandise and retained machines were placed at the disposal of the Public Ministry for the corresponding legal purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The authorities indicated that these operations are part of the permanent actions to combat smuggling, illegal gambling, and other illicit activities that affect public order and the national economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.\u2013 Agents of the National Police, assigned to the Central Intelligence Directorate (DINTEL), seized 329,400 cigarettes allegedly introduced illegally into the country and confiscated 52 slot machines during a series of operations carried out in different parts of Greater Santo Domingo and the San Crist\u00f3bal province. 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