Two Israelis Arrested in Dominican Republic for Cocaine Smuggling Attempt
Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba
Two Israeli citizens, Daria and Roman Fyodorov, were arrested in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday at Punta Cana International Airport for allegedly attempting to smuggle 16 packages of cocaine to Frankfurt. The drugs were found hidden in their suitcases during a baggage scan. Authorities are investigating if they were part of an international drug ring. This marks the second such arrest of Israelis at the airport in recent times.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Two Israelis, Daria and Roman Fyodorov, were arrested in the Dominican Republic for alleged cocaine smuggling.
- The arrests occurred at Punta Cana International Airport as the suspects were boarding a flight to Frankfurt.
- Authorities found 16 packages of suspected cocaine hidden in false bottoms of their suitcases.
- The suspects were also found with cash, electronics, and foreign currency.
- This is the second recent case of Israelis arrested for drug smuggling at Punta Cana Airport.
Two Israeli citizens were arrested on Tuesday in the Dominican Republic on suspicion of attempting to smuggle cocaine. The pair, identified as Daria and Roman Fyodorov, both 38, were apprehended by the country's National Drug Agency at Punta Cana International Airport as they were about to board a flight to Frankfurt. Authorities discovered 16 packages containing a substance suspected to be cocaine hidden in false bottoms of their suitcases during a baggage screening. The suspects were found in the departures area. In addition to the suspected drugs, cell phones, electronic equipment, cash, foreign currency, passports, and other documents were seized. The arrested individuals have been transferred to the prosecutor in the La Altagracia province. Dominican authorities are investigating whether the couple was part of an international drug trafficking network that recruits Israeli citizens to transport drugs from the Caribbean island nation to Europe. This is the second incident in recent times where Israeli citizens were caught at Punta Cana Airport attempting to smuggle drugs to Germany; in a previous case, Dimitri Fomin was arrested with packages of a white powder suspected to be cocaine.
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