Santo Domingo.- Agents of the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) and members of the Public Ministry seized 100 electronic cigarettes (vapers) containing a liquid presumed to be marijuana during an inspection at the port of Haina, the institution reported this Monday.
According to a statement from the anti-drug agency, the devices were detected in the cargo consolidation area of the Haina Oriental Pier inside a container arriving from Brooklyn, New York, which was transporting food and clothing.
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The DNCD explained that the vapers were hidden in a false bottom of a cardboard box that, according to the cargo declaration, contained only used clothing and canned food. Several rolls of paper were also found inside.
According to the preliminary investigation, the package was sent by a woman residing in Brooklyn and was addressed to a man allegedly residing in Piedra Blanca, a municipality of Jarabacoa, in the province of La Vega.
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The authorities indicated that the devices were sent to the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (Inacif), where they will be analyzed to determine the composition of the liquid contained in the electronic cigarettes.
