American Caught Smuggling Guns Into Dominican Republic
 

Agents Nab American who tried to Smuggle Guns Through Airport

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Santo Domingo Airport.

Santo Domingo.- Las Americas Airport Customs agents on Wednesday seized three firearms and military gear from a U.S. citizen who tried to smuggle them into the country, from New York city.

The authorities identified the suspect as Carmine Emmanuel Coppola, 24, who lives in the town Salinas, Bani (south).

Coppola brought the weapons hidden in a false bottom suitcase covered with clothes and other personal items, the authorities said, and include a Glock 40 mm pistol, a 12 gauge shotgun and a Mossberg 22 rifle, all with extra magazines and ammo.

The Customs preliminary report said the foreigner tried to bribe several Customs employees after they detected the weapons inside the luggage.
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He is not the first American who has been caught trying to smuggle drugs into that country. The D.R. is very tough on gun control & it is almost impossible to get a gun licence, hence there are very few innocents killed by guns.

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Santo Domingo.- Armed Forces minister Sigfrido Pared on Friday announced the recovery of around 200 firearms from active and retired military, and civilians.
When asked about the use of guns by civilians during the shootout in the offices of the opposition party (PRD), the senior officer said since January 2, a nationwide tally was being conducted on weapons which the Armed Forces and National Police assigned to civilians and military who aren’t qualified to posses them.

"We know of generals who have more than one long weapon and that’s a violation of the regulations, anyone with a weapon that isn’t theirs will be retrieved from them," he said.

The Vice Admiral said he was aware of the situation, adding that around 200 weapons have been retrieved during the last 15 days. "A prudent search has been conducted to try to get the umbrella to reach everybody."
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