{"id":502715,"date":"2026-03-22T11:07:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T15:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/police-arrest-eight-people-in-less-than-24-hours-during-operations-in-espaillat-and-hermanas-mirabal\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T11:07:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T15:07:38","slug":"police-arrest-eight-people-in-less-than-24-hours-during-operations-in-espaillat-and-hermanas-mirabal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/police-arrest-eight-people-in-less-than-24-hours-during-operations-in-espaillat-and-hermanas-mirabal\/","title":{"rendered":"Police arrest eight people in less than 24 hours during operations in Espaillat and Hermanas Mirabal"},"content":{"rendered":"The National Police reported that it arrested eight people in less than 24 hours, including individuals with judicial orders and others caught in the act, during operations carried out in the provinces of Espaillat and <a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/policia-nacional-ocupa-drogas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hermanas Mirabal<\/a>.\n\nAccording to the report, four of those arrested were wanted by the justice system. They are Francisco Jos\u00e9 Portes, Yefry Rojas Santos, Junior Miguel Aybar, and Maximiliano L\u00f3pez Garc\u00eda, all adults. The first two were arrested in Moca for violation of Law 136-03, while Aybar was arrested in Salcedo for alleged assault and battery, and L\u00f3pez Garc\u00eda in Villa Tapia for fraud, in violation of articles 379 and 385 of the Dominican Penal Code.\n\nMeanwhile, four other men were arrested in the act in the municipality of Moca.\n\nThese were identified as Alfred Santiago S\u00e1nchez Santos, alias &#8220;Llave 10&#8221;; Juan Espinal D\u00edaz, alias &#8220;La Cigarra&#8221;; Rafael Antonio Molina Arroyo and Edward Antonio Garc\u00eda de Jes\u00fas.\n\nAccording to the police report, &#8220;Llave 10&#8221; and &#8220;La Cigarra&#8221; were caught aboard a motorcycle without documentation, transporting two sacks with an undetermined amount of bananas, which they admitted to having stolen from a farm.\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recommended reading:<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/nacionales\/dintel-y-ministerio-publico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DINTEL and Public Ministry seize illegal pistol during raids in Ban\u00ed<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\nIn another incident, Molina Arroyo was arrested with a cell phone reported as stolen, while Garc\u00eda de Jes\u00fas was apprehended while driving a vehicle whose previous owner is listed as a fugitive, according to police records.\n\nAuthorities reported that both the detainees and the seized evidence will be made available to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.policianacional.gob.do\/policia-arresta-ocho-personas-en-menos-de-24-horas-durante-operativos-en-espaillat-y-hermanas-mirabal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Ministry<\/a> for the corresponding legal purposes.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-20-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-628901\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Police reported that it arrested eight people in less than 24 hours, including individuals with judicial orders and others caught in the act, during operations carried out in the provinces of Espaillat and Hermanas Mirabal. According to the report, four of those arrested were wanted by the justice system. 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