Santo Domingo, RD.
Agents of the Specialized Body for Airport Security and Civil Aviation (CESAC), supported by members of the National Directorate of Drug Control (DNCD), have confiscated in the last hours four bottles of protein full of a substance that presumed is synthetic marijuana.
According to the details, CESAC and DNCD officials accompanied by members of Customs at the International Airport of the Americas, proceeded to confiscate along with canine units, several import cargoes coming from Miami. , Florida, USA UU., For deposit number 5 of the Liberty Express mail.
Authorities did not disclose the exact amount of the seized drug or the specific weight.
During the search, anti-narcotics and security agents detected the bottles from Miami, USA.
The first two jars of protein branded Whey Protein, came to guide number WRO1 308,651,120 sent by a private company on a flight from the UPS stock shipping company, through the old airport cargo terminal The Americas.
While in the second case, also the authorities of the CESAC and the DNCD confiscated a cardboard box with two jars of proteins brand MUSCKE MILK and Thick each containing inside a package of a vegetable that is believed to be marijuana .
The package had arrived at the cargo terminal through the company’s warehouse of the same Liberty Express securities shipping company, which operates at depot number five of import withdrawals.
From the terminal the packages would be sent to the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (INACIF) to establish whether it is synthetic marijuana, a drug with artificial chemical compounds that make it more dangerous.
As the National Directorate of Drug Control DNCD, and the General Directorate of Customs and the Public Ministry have initiated an investigation in relation to both cases.