He Army of Republic The Dominican Republic reported this Saturday that it arrested four people, including the alleged leader of a network of traffic of undocumented that operates in the southern region of the country.
He accuses him of escorting the bus that was detained yesterday Friday with 70 nationals haitians undocumentedduring an operation in the Las Guanábanas section, in Azua. He was arrested in the action, according to a note from the entity.
The man was identified as Felix Leonard Alcántara Severino, “known as Leonel or El Presidente, who was aboard a black Nissan Note car.” He Army He said he has a criminal record.
The prisoners
He added that in the same vehicle in which Alcántara Severino was found, they were arrested Yoan Figuereo Encarnación and José David Gómez Díaz, with seven nationals haitians undocumented.
Among those arrested is also edward Aquinas alias “el Grande”, who drove the Hyundai Universe Luxury bus, owned by José Antonio Rosario Rosario, in which they transported the 70 nationals haitians with irregular immigration status.
Role of mercedes Benz
He said that continuing the research of the case, a brand-name SUV was later seized
model GLE 450, white, which was left parked in Guanito, San Juan province, “by the named Leonel, who, according to intelligence information, was planning to use it to clear the transportation of the undocumented who were traveling in the bus and the Nissan Note car.
According to the investigations, the SUV could not be used for these purposes because it had two punctured tires, which is why they were transported in the aforementioned Nissan Note vehicle, in which the alleged leader of the network was detained.
The Dominicans detained during these operations will be made available to the Ministry Public for due process, while vehicles and foreigners undocumented They were transferred to the 13th Infantry Battalion of the Army of Republic Dominican.
He ERD reported that the research will be deepened with the purpose of continuing to dismantle this network and continue the efforts made by the institution to mitigate the traffic of undocumented.
