Last Updated on May 15, 2020, 5:44 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Airport and Civil Aviation Security (Cesac) and National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) staff at Puerto Plata airport were under investigation since March in regard to the 350 kilos of cocaine which was seized at Brussels airport, in Belgium.
It has now been revealed that the narcotic cargo arrived in the European country in eight suitcases which were onboard a commercial flight, just before the state of emergency because of the pandemic came into effect.
He added that the investigation seeks to determine how the suitcases got to the aircraft since they were not registered in the name of the occupants of the plane, of which no details were provided.
Likewise, personnel of Puerto Plata airport remain under investigation. Meanwhile, the DNCD and Cesac have yet to comment.
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