Preventive detention for 21 people involved in casino raid

Santo Domingo.– Judge Margarita Cristo issued yesterday a month of remandagainst 21 of the 23 people accused in last Thursday’s Dream Sport casino robbery, Los Proceres Avenue, which also involves police officers.

For Yefri Alexander Damien Tebliche the judge ordered freedom, whereas Joan Melenciano Melenciano was ordered to report regularly to the courts. Others were sent to La Victoria Prison.

The robbers hauledaway RD$12 million, which was in six suitcases guarded in several vaultson the building’s 5th and 6th floors. The assault occurred around8:00 am with the attackers rushed into the place packing rifles and shotguns tocasino employees.