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Palace of the National Police.
Police agents of the Central Directorate of Investigation (DICRIM), through the Department of Investigation of Transnational Crimes (DEIDET), seized four accurate pistols, four toy replicas, and two sharp weapons, among other items that were smuggled into the country, camouflaged inside electronic items in a container from abroad.
The operation was supported by the General Directorate of Customs (DGA), the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and other state security agencies, which worked together to dismantle this criminal network. During the intervention, a 50-year-old man was identified as responsible for sending and receiving the weapons.
The weapons seized at the Haina Oriental port, which had arrived in tanks and boxes from Brooklyn, New York, United States, include pistols of different calibers and models, as well as ammunition and magazines.
These were transported hidden inside equipment such as televisions and music players, using techniques designed to evade customs controls and security inspections at the country’s ports.
Likewise, through a search carried out in a house located in the sector of Villa Duarte, Santo Domino Este, the authorities seized through order No. 2025-TAUT-00069, two binoculars, three flashlights, three communication radios, two sevillanas, a loudspeaker, a DVR, two camouflage caps, five compressed air capsules, a bottle of pellets for rifles, two pairs of handcuffs, two bottles with paint bullets, a magazine with pellets inside, a bottle with hydrogel pellets, two firefighters’ cards, two U.S. passports and three cell phones.
The evidence seized was placed under the control of the Public Prosecutor’s Office. At the same time, the National Police reaffirms its duty to combat arms trafficking and other transnational crimes that threaten security and social peace.
