Three Israelis Arrested in Dominican Republic With Cocaine
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Three Israeli men, aged around 40, were arrested in the Dominican Republic after cocaine was found in their luggage at Punta Cana International Airport. The drugs were hidden in false suitcase bottoms, and the men were attempting to fly to Frankfurt. Authorities are investigating potential links to international crime organizations.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Three Israeli men were arrested in the Dominican Republic with cocaine hidden in their luggage.
- The arrests occurred at Punta Cana International Airport during separate incidents.
- Authorities found 16 packages of cocaine concealed in false suitcase bottoms.
- The men were reportedly attempting to board flights to Frankfurt.
- Investigators are exploring whether an international crime organization used the Israelis as drug mules.
Three Israeli nationals, all around 40 years old, were arrested at Punta Cana International Airport in the Dominican Republic after cocaine was discovered hidden in their luggage. According to local transit authorities, the Israelis were apprehended in two separate incidents. They allegedly concealed 16 packages of drugs within false bottoms in their suitcases while attempting to board flights to Frankfurt. Authorities are investigating the possibility that an international crime organization recruited the Israelis to act as drug mules. The arrests were carried out by agents from the National Drug Control Directorate and the Public Prosecutor's Office, with assistance from the Special Corps for Airport Security and Civil Aviation (CESAC) and customs inspectors. During a routine inspection, an X-ray machine detected suspicious images in two of the suitcases.
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