{"id":40813,"date":"2025-07-29T19:58:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/dominican-authorities-find-1-5-tons-of-cocaine-after-boat-chase-lasting-more-than-12-hours\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T19:58:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:58:26","slug":"dominican-authorities-find-1-5-tons-of-cocaine-after-boat-chase-lasting-more-than-12-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/dominican-authorities-find-1-5-tons-of-cocaine-after-boat-chase-lasting-more-than-12-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican authorities find 1.5 tons of cocaine after boat chase lasting more than 12 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Authorities in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tag\/dominican-republic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Dominican Republic<\/a>\u00a0said Tuesday that they chased a boat for more than 12 hours and discovered 1.5 tons of cocaine aboard it.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s one of the Caribbean country&#8217;s biggest seizures in history, said Carlos Devers, spokesperson for the country&#8217;s Anti-Drug Agency. Authorities began pursuing a speedboat heading towards the island with several people on board after determining it to be suspicious, local news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/acento.com.do\/actualidad\/dncd-incauta-1-5-toneladas-de-droga-en-lancha-en-costas-de-pedernales-9530262.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Acento reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Helicopters, boats and cars were involved in the chase, which began Monday off the country&#8217;s south coast near Pedernales. It ended with the arrest of three Dominicans and one Colombian, Devers said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/29\/d272ad72-0e20-40dd-bd5f-8126b6b3193a\/thumbnail\/620x342\/5a57dc094bd9b96a259dbdfc422c2c41\/screenshot-2025-07-29-at-3-27-25-pm.png#\" alt=\"screenshot-2025-07-29-at-3-27-25-pm.png \" height=\"342\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/29\/d272ad72-0e20-40dd-bd5f-8126b6b3193a\/thumbnail\/620x342\/5a57dc094bd9b96a259dbdfc422c2c41\/screenshot-2025-07-29-at-3-27-25-pm.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Image released by the National Drug Control Directorate of the Dominican Republic (DNCDRD) shows the speedboat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                National Drug Control Directorate of the Dominican Republic (DNCDRD)<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Inside the 35-foot boat were 53 bales of plastic packages, totaling 1,536 individually wrapped bags of suspected cocaine, authorities said. Authorities also seized items including a cellphone, 13 jerrycans of fuel, a small cooler filled with water and food, and a backpack with a change of clothes.<\/p>\n<p>The Dominican Republic has long been considered a major drug transit point, with some of the shipments bound for Europe. The largest seizure in the country&#8217;s history happened last year in December when <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/dominican-republic-cocaine-seizure-record-breaking\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">authorities seized nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine<\/a><\/span> worth $250 million. Overall, officials seized more than 46 tons of drugs last year.<\/p>\n<p>The second biggest seizure was reported in 2006, with 2.8 tons of cocaine found at Caucedo port.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/29\/1aeadc79-953c-43ed-ac6c-9c03a3b7c408\/thumbnail\/620x342\/9b6ae446c8fa7ed6efba95714e643e31\/screenshot-2025-07-29-at-3-27-52-pm.png#\" alt=\"screenshot-2025-07-29-at-3-27-52-pm.png \" height=\"342\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/07\/29\/1aeadc79-953c-43ed-ac6c-9c03a3b7c408\/thumbnail\/620x342\/9b6ae446c8fa7ed6efba95714e643e31\/screenshot-2025-07-29-at-3-27-52-pm.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">National 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