Israeli smugglers tried to smuggle 16 bags of cocaine from the Dominican Republic.
Three Israelis in their 40s were arrested at Punta Cana International Airport on suspicion of trying to smuggle cocaine in their luggage.
In the Dominican Republic, transporting (importing or exporting) drugs is punishable by 5 to 30 years in prison and a high fine of 250,000.
up to 1,000,000 Dominican pesos (DOP).
The country has a zero tolerance policy for any illegal material.
According to the local border control agency, Israeli smugglers were arrested in two separate incidents.
He hid 16 packages of drugs in double-walled suitcases.
They were on their way to board flights to Frankfurt.
According to the researchers,
An organized crime network may be behind the incidents, recruiting gangsters to smuggle drugs from Latin America to Europe.