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Two Israelis Arrested in Dominican Republic With Suspected Cocaine

Two Israelis, aged 38, were arrested in the Dominican Republic at Punta Cana Airport while trying to board a flight to Frankfurt with 16 packages of suspected cocaine in their luggage. The drugs were found hidden in double-lined suitcases during a routine X-ray screening.

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  1. 01Two Israelis were arrested in the Dominican Republic with 16 packages of suspected cocaine.
  2. 02The suspects, a man and a woman aged 38, were apprehended at Punta Cana Airport.
  3. 03The drugs were discovered hidden in double-lined suitcases during X-ray screening.
  4. 04They were attempting to board a flight to Frankfurt, Germany.
  5. 05This is the second recent arrest of Israelis for drug smuggling at the same airport.

This marks the second such arrest of Israelis at the airport in recent times, prompting an investigation into a potential international drug smuggling ring.

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