In a groundbreaking revelation, Operation Kraken has dismantled one of the most intricate criminal networks operating within the Dominican Republic’s port logistics system. This syndicate, active since 2015, facilitated the export of drug shipments to Puerto Rico, the United States, Canada, and Europe. The investigation, spearheaded by the Specialized Anti–Money Laundering Prosecutor’s Office, DNCD, and the DEA, uncovered the group’s operations primarily in the eastern and southern regions of the country. Large cocaine shipments arrived through remote coastal areas of Barahona, transported by road to Boca Chica, where the network utilized port employees, security personnel, transporters, and crane operators to conceal and load the drugs into containers at the Caucedo Multimodal Port. The network provided ‘logistics services’ for other drug trafficking organizations, moving South American cocaine through a heavily militarized Caribbean route. Profits were laundered through luxury vehicles, properties, farms, and businesses tied to commerce and tourism. Court documents reveal a methodical system involving insiders across port security and logistics. Security personnel with lax inspections smuggled drugs in their vehicles, while trucks with hidden compartments evaded controls, sometimes aided by X-ray machine operators. Unauthorized individuals entered the port hidden in containers or cargo trucks, exploiting areas without cameras. Inside the port, contraband was moved to the ’empty depot,’ known as ‘the desert,’ where workers discreetly inserted drugs into selected containers. The organization cloned container seals to avoid detection, and contaminated containers were shipped to destinations like Puerto Rico, Miami, New York, Halifax, Antwerp, and Rotterdam.