At an airport in Central America, on the way to Germany: Israelis arrested with cocaine packages in suitcases
Three Israelis were arrested in the Dominican Republic on suspicion of attempting to smuggle cocaine to Germany. Sixteen packages suspected of being drugs were seized in their suitcases. Authorities are investigating suspicions of an international crime organization recruiting Israelis as couriers.
Three Israelis were arrested in the Dominican Republic at Punta Cana airport, just before a flight to Frankfurt, Germany, when 16 packages suspected of being cocaine were found in their suitcases. According to the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD), two of the suspects, aged 38, were detained in the departure area after an X-ray machine detected suspicious materials. The first suitcase revealed a false bottom containing seven packages, and the second had a secret compartment with nine packages wrapped in tape and plastic bags. In another case at the same airport, a 40-year-old Israeli was arrested with seven cocaine packages hidden in a false bottom made of wooden boards. Authorities are investigating suspicions that an international crime organization is recruiting Israelis as drug couriers to Europe. The detainees have been transferred for further legal proceedings in La Altagracia province.