In a significant counter-narcotics operation, Dominican authorities have uncovered and dismantled a major marijuana cultivation site in the mountainous terrain of Baní, Peravia province. The joint operation involved prosecutors from the Public Ministry and agents from the National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD), supported by state intelligence services and aerial surveillance from Dominican Republic Air Force helicopters.
Intelligence gathering revealed multiple individuals were engaged in systematic cultivation and distribution operations, prompting an extensive air and ground assault in the Montería sector. During the raid, law enforcement officials discovered 1,835 marijuana plants standing approximately two meters tall, indicating an advanced stage of cultivation.
The seizure included substantial evidence: two buckets filled with processed plant material, five industrial exhaust fans, four extension cords, an irrigation pump, agricultural tools, water storage tanks, multiple fuel containers, and hundreds of bags containing soil and seeds prepared for future planting. Authorities also confiscated living quarter items including foam mattresses found within a makeshift shelter at the site.
Investigators are currently pursuing three suspects, including two Haitian nationals and a Dominican landowner identified through intelligence reports as the property owner. The Public Prosecutor’s Office has issued calls for the identified individuals to surrender voluntarily to face justice under Law 50-88 on Drugs and Controlled Substances.
All confiscated plants and materials have been transferred to the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (INACIF) for analysis and legal processing. This operation represents one of the largest recent marijuana plantation dismantlements in the region, demonstrating enhanced inter-agency cooperation in combating drug trafficking operations.