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The $250 million worth of drugs were found nestled inside a
banana shipment that arrived at the Caucedo port in the capital
of Santo Domingo, the country’s most important seaport. The
shipment had been sent from Guatemala and was destined for
Belgium, said Carlos Devers, spokesman for the Dominican
Republic’s Anti-Drug Agency.
Ten suspects have been detained, he said at a press conference.
Authorities so far this year have seized nearly 47 tons of
drugs.
The second biggest seizure on record was reported in 2006, when
officials found more than 5,680 pounds (2,580 kilograms) at the
Caucedo port.
The Dominican Republic has long been considered a major drug
transit point.
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