On Monday, members of the Dominican Central Criminal Investigation Department (DICRIM) arrested two Haitians who manufactured clandestinely homemade weapons.

The detainees identified as Luis Santos Pierre (32 years old), and Dinson Vasoban (18 years old), without identity document were arrested, caught red-handed in a vacant lot next to their residence, located in the area of Los Mina, of the community of Villa Tabacalera, in Navarrete (Province of Santiago)

DICRIM said that during the action conducted in coordination with the preventive police of the Central Cibao regional directorate, the two foreigners manufactured artisanal hand gun commonly called "Chilean". 6 homemade weapons, welding equipment and various tools and materials were seized at the scene.

These weapons were intended for resale to Haitian criminals who are rife in the poor neighborhoods and municipalities of Santiago and other parts of the Cibao. The two Haitians said there were other workshops in the country that made firearms of this kind. DICRIM has opened an investigation to verify the statements of the two Haitians on the existence of other workshops in the Dominican Republic.

SL/ iciHaiti