RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “DOMINICAN NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL DIRECTORATE (DNCD)” HANDOUT —EDITORIAL USE ONLY—

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (RELEASED ON SEPT. 21, 2025) (DOMINICAN NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL DIRECTORATE (DNCD) – RESTRICTED)

1. DOMINICAN DRUG CONTROL DIRECTION (DNCD) PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, CARLOS DEVERS SPEAKING AT PRESS CONFERENCE (Spanish)

2. SECURITY FORCES DURING OPERATION (2 SHOTS)

3. VARIOUS OF DRUG PACKAGES SEIZED DURING OPERATION

4. DOMINICAN DRUG CONTROL DIRECTION (DNCD) PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, CARLOS DEVERS SPEAKING AT PRESS CONFERENCE (Spanish)

5. VARIOUS SHOTS OF AUDIENCE ATTENDING PRESS CONFERENCE

6. DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, US EMBASSY TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, MICHELLE ANGULO SPEAKING AT PRESS CONFERENCE (Spanish) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - RELEASED ON SEPT. 21 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “DOMINICAN NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL DIRECTORATE (DNCD)” HANDOUT —EDITORIAL USE ONLY—: Dominican Republic authorities and the United States carried out a joint operation in the Caribbean, seizing 377 packages of suspected cocaine, officials said in a statement released on Sunday, Sept. 21.

According to the Dominican National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD), the drugs were recovered about 80 nautical miles south of Isla Beata in Pedernales province after a fast boat was intercepted and destroyed.

The DNCD said the operation was conducted with support from the Dominican Navy, US Southern Command, and the Joint Interagency Task Force South. Dominican prosecutors have launched an investigation into the case.