DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (RELEASED ON SEPT. 22, 2025) (DOMINICAN NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL DIRECTORATE (DNCD) – RESTRICTED) RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “DOMINICAN NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL DIRECTORATE (DNCD)” HANDOUT —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— SHOTLIST 1. VARIOUS OF SECURITY FORCES DURING OPERATION 2. VARIOUS OF DRUG PACKAGES AND WEAPONS SEIZED DURING OPERATION DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - RELEASED ON SEPT. 22 - RESTRICTION: USERS MUST CREDIT “DOMINICAN NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL DIRECTORATE (DNCD)” HANDOUT —EDITORIAL USE ONLY— Authorities in the Dominican Republic arrested 33 people and seized drugs, firearms and vehicles during large-scale operations in the provinces of Peravia and San Cristobal on Monday, Sept. 22. The National Directorate for Drug Control (DNCD), supported by the Public Ministry, said more than 4,500 grams of cocaine and marijuana were confiscated, along with two firearms, a car, motorcycles, scales and communication equipment. In Peravia’s Bani municipality, 15 people were detained and more than 2,800 grams of drugs were seized in coordinated raids across several neighborhoods. Operations extended to San Cristobal, where 18 people were arrested and authorities confiscated over 1,600 grams of cocaine, 234 grams of marijuana, and several portions of crack cocaine. Officials said the operations are part of a broader strategy to combat micro-trafficking and organized crime across the country.