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Local December 24, 2019 | 7:20 am

Arrested 19 people who were going to make an illegal trip to Puerto Rico

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.- Members of the Navy of the Dominican Republic arrested in Matanzas, María Trinidad Sánchez province, 18 men and a woman who were part of a group of 50 people who intended to travel illegally to the neighboring island of Puerto Rico, the institution reported Monday.

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