A Strategic Move to Starve Gangs of Millions in Monthly Funds
The ban on the transit of goods through the Dominican Republic aims to deprive criminal gangs of 60 to 75 million dollars annually, extracted through the extortion of containers; to limit their access to weapons, ammunition, and resources used to recruit more young people, said the Minister of Economy and Finance, Alfred Metellus, in an interview with Le Nouvelliste on Sunday, April 27, 2025.