Pretrial detention for “Marola” for the robbery of RD$1.1 million in front of a business in Santiago

Yerandi Santana
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Santiago.- The Judicial Office of Permanent Attention Services of Santiago imposed three months of preventive detention against Danyerin Silverio Méndez, known as “Carolina” or “Marola,” accused of stealing RD$1,110,000 from a vehicle parked in front of a commercial establishment in the Los Ciruelitos sector of this city.

The measure was issued by judge José Rafael D’Asís Burgos, who accepted the Public Ministry’s request and ordered that the accused serve the coercion at the Rafey Women’s Correction and Rehabilitation Center, in Santiago.

According to the investigation, the robbery occurred on June 30, 2026, in the vicinity of the La Placita market in this city, when the owner of the money was unloading merchandise at his business.

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The authorities maintain that the sum was wrapped in a plastic cover and was subsequently located inside a vehicle linked to the case.

The Public Prosecutor’s Office attributes the theft of the money to Silverio Méndez and continues to expand the investigation to determine if other people participated and to establish the route followed by the funds.

With the imposition of pretrial detention, the court considered that there are sufficient elements to link the accused to the act and guarantee the development of the criminal investigation.

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