SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, CMC – The Military of the Dominican Republic (ERD) has dismantled an alleged community devoted to the trafficking of undocumented Haitians within the southern area after arresting the suspected ringleader and several other individuals concerned in an operation carried out in the neighborhood of Las Guanábanas within the south of the city of Azua.
The police report that Felix Leonardo Alcantara Severino, referred to as “Leonel” or “El Presidente,” the alleged chief of the group, was arrested whereas escorting a bus carrying 70 undocumented Haitians.
The operation, performed on the weekend, included the seize of different Dominicans linked to the case,
In the course of the operation, authorities additionally positioned a Mercedes Benz GLE 450, allegedly utilized in earlier smuggling operations.
The Military stated the detainees can be handed over to the Public Prosecutor’s Workplace for prosecution. On the similar time, the seized autos and the undocumented Haitians have been transferred to the thirteenth Infantry Battalion of the ERD.
