{"id":476918,"date":"2025-07-30T23:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T03:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/mopc-removes-employee-arrested-for-transporting-illegals\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T23:09:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T03:09:10","slug":"mopc-removes-employee-arrested-for-transporting-illegal-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/dominican-news\/mopc-removes-employee-arrested-for-transporting-illegal-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"MOPC removes employee arrested for transporting illegal immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Santo Domingo<\/strong>. \u2013 The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mopc.gob.do\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mopc.gob.do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MOPC<\/a>) reported that it dismissed Joely Rafael Ventura Mej\u00eda, following his arrest by military authorities in Mao, for transporting foreign persons in an irregular migratory situation.\n\nVentura Mej\u00eda served as the head of division in the provincial department in Dajab\u00f3n, since 2020.\n\nYou can also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/del-discurso-migratorio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">270 million reasons to suspect the migratory discourse<\/a>\n\nThrough a statement, the institution indicated that it has made available to the authorities all the necessary information to collaborate with the investigations, while reiterating its rejection of any conduct that violates the law or compromises the integrity of the public service.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cLa instituci\u00f3n desaprueba categ\u00f3ricamente cualquier acci\u00f3n que contravenga las leyes nacionales, los principios de integridad p\u00fablica y el uso correcto de los bienes del Estado\u201d, <\/p><cite>expresa la nota.<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\nFinally, Public Works reaffirms its commitment to respecting immigration laws, ethics in public service, and full cooperation with the bodies responsible for determining responsibilities.\n\n\u201c<strong>Every public servant, regardless of their position, must respond with integrity to the duty entrusted to them<\/strong>\u201d, the statement concludes.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo. \u2013 The Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) reported that it dismissed Joely Rafael Ventura Mej\u00eda, following his arrest by military authorities in Mao, for transporting foreign persons in an irregular migratory situation. Ventura Mej\u00eda served as the head of division in the provincial department in Dajab\u00f3n, since 2020. 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