The Dominican authorities find 1.5 tons of cocaine after the chase in boat that lasts more than 12 hours

The authorities of the Dominican Republic said Tuesday that they pursued a boat for more than 12 hours and discovered 1.5 tons of cocaine on board.

It is one of the largest convulsions in the Caribbean country in history, said Carlos Devers, spokesman for the country’s anti -drug agency. The authorities began to pursue a quick boat that was heading towards the island with several people on board after determining that it is suspicious, the local media accent reported.

Helicopters, boats and cars were involved in the persecution, which began on Monday on the southern coast of the country near Pedernales. He ended with the arrest of three Dominicans and a Colombian, said Devers.

Within the 35 -foot boat there were 53 bundles of plastic packages, with a total of 1,536 pockets individually wrapped in alleged cocaine, authorities said. The authorities also confiscated articles, including a cell phone, 13 Jerrycans of Fuel, a small cooler full of water and food, and a backpack with a change of clothes.

The Dominican Republic has long been considered an important drug traffic point, with some of the shipments for Europe. The greatest seizure in the history of the country occurred last year in December when The authorities confiscated almost 9.5 tons of cocaine Ok $ 250 million. In general, officials confiscated more than 46 tons of drugs last year.

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

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