Dominican powers find 1.5 tons of cocaine after chasing boats more than 12 hours

Authorities in dominican republic He said on Tuesday that they had chased a boat for more than 12 hours and discovered 1.5 tons of cocaine on board.

Carlos Davars, spokesman for the country’s anti -drug agency, said it is one of the largest bouts of the country in the Caribbean in history. The authorities began to follow a fast boat heading towards the island with many people on board after determining that it is a dominant local news outlet A tone was reported.

The helicopters, boats and cars participated in the chase, which started on Monday off the country’s southern coast near Pedernales. Davars said he had ended with the arrest of three Dominican and one Colombian.

The authorities said that inside a 35 -foot boat was 53 Balt of plastic beams, with a total of 1536 bags wrapped individually from the suspected cocaine. The authorities have also seized elements including a mobile phone, 13 fuel jerrycans, a small coolant full of water and food, and a backpack with a changing clothes.

The Dominican Republic has long been considered a major drug transit point, as some shipments were linked to Europe. The largest attack in the history of the country last year occurred in December when The authorities seized nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine At a value of $ 250 million. In general, officials seized more than 46 tons of drugs last year.

The second largest seizure was reported in 2006, with 2.8 tons of cocaine in the port of Caucedo.