Santo Domingo.– An agreement has been announced between the Dominican Petroleum Refinery (Refidomsa) and the National Institute for the Custody and Administration of Seized, Forfeited, and Domain Extinction Assets (Incabide), under which the state entity will take over the provisional administration of three gas stations seized within the framework of Operation Falcón, as reported this Tuesday.
This institutional collaboration, backed by Law 60-23, grants Refidomsa the management of the fuel sales points located in Miches, El Seibo province, which operate under three commercial brands, according to what the refinery stated in a press release.
These properties were seized by the Public Ministry through a judicial warrant and are considered strategic assets of considerable value to the country.
Leonardo Aguilera Batista, president of Refidomsa’s Board of Directors, emphasized that this joint effort ensures effective, transparent, and legally compliant management of the assets confiscated by the state prosecution entity.
“We have shown our willingness from the very beginning to collaborate with this procedure. This agreement reflects our commitment to national growth and the responsible administration of state funds,” Aguilera pointed out.
Manuel Rafael Oviedo Estrada, executive director of Incabide, praised Refidomsa’s support and mentioned that this shared management marks a milestone for the entity.
In March, the Fifth Instruction Court of Santiago decided to send to trial the 70 defendants, both individuals and legal entities, implicated in one of the most influential criminal organizations in recent times, accused of committing crimes such as money laundering and drug trafficking, revealed and investigated by Operation Falcón, the Public Ministry reported at the time.
Among the accused and pointed out as one of the kingpins of this alleged criminal network is the former congressman for El Seibo province, Juan Maldonado Castro.
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