Spanish speaking woman arrested with $20,000

breaking newsA Spanish speaking woman was arrested at the Melville Hall Airport on Tuesday morning with cash strapped to her body.

Reports indicate that the woman was leaving the island when she was searched and the money found.

It amounted to some $20,000.

The woman was immediately arrested.

The police are now investigating the matter and DNO will provide more information as it becomes available.

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104 Comments

  1. Thinking
    October 16, 2013

    So the Dominican regular mules wise up since they hold the model in England so they using the easiest mules the vulnerable Spanish women, sad. Go ahead hit dislike botton :mrgreen:

  2. Justice and Truth
    October 16, 2013

    I recall reading on DNO about a Spanish woman (if I am not mistaken) who was residing in D/ca and that she had a shop at Goodwilll.
    I asked what is she doing in Dominica and what caused her to migrate to Dominica. Some non-Dominicans go to Dominica with the hope of residing there. Did she get permission to reside in Dominica for a length of time?
    Immigration you better do your work properly. Do not allow people without a work permit to remain in Dominica and to set up shop there. Some Dominicans are crying there are no jobs and non-D/cans are migrating to Dominica and appear to make a mint in Dominica. How long did she reside in Dominica and to obtain that amount of money?
    She has to give a satisfactory answer why she was leaving Dominica with all that money and where she obtained it.
    Was she returning to her homeland for good or was she going on a visit?
    I wonder how far she thought she could go with that amount of money strapped to her body? She had to be in transit until she arrived at her destination. She could have been caught in another country or when she arrived in her homeland if this was her destination. We hope to hear more about this story.

  3. femmedominique
    October 16, 2013

    all u really not EZ look jokes

  4. fouchette
    October 15, 2013

    that a good job for the police on the other hand y cant they raid the prostitution place in roseau and other places it right in there nostrils and they doing nothing about remember there was a cry about it seems everyone forget. there are soo much hooouses in da we need to clean that up

  5. cont
    October 15, 2013

    the woman just come out and make her little dinero and they just come and tie up the woman. but but but u know how much work she going to have to do to make that back? but allu want all the tread on her tires to finish man?

  6. player
    October 15, 2013

    D N O need to get their story right befor the post on the web . northing they said is correct I was there and is plenty more money than that and it was not strapped to her body. they must wait for the new befor telling peoplelies

    • player
      October 15, 2013

      you are right I was there too and is not police that find it is daspa workers and the immigration at melille hall they very good down there they know what ther doing and no promotion for ther. mr carbon it is the Melville hall immigration and not the police force so big them up

      • Anonymous
        October 16, 2013

        Player you too retard, number one remember to change your name if you are going to pretend to be another person. Two, immigration officers are policemen. :mrgreen:

      • Anonymous
        October 17, 2013

        Immigration is police too

  7. Anonymous
    October 15, 2013

    Good job more needs to be done on the ferry terminal in roseau when it come out gwada, those me back doorr and those woman coming front door

  8. James
    October 15, 2013

    Cocaine or cocaine money never changes its course, just changes offender people. But never the government says what does with many kilos of drug that caught and money that confiscate. Corruption and people are doing nothing. Corrupt liars. :-x :cry: :(

  9. Neg
    October 15, 2013

    Great job officers you need to do more of these searches.

  10. Jbfox
    October 15, 2013

    Is hard earn Dominica man money they leave their families hungry and give the Spanish the money.

    • Me Dat
      October 15, 2013

      Stupps what you think they give it to her for free. She had to work for it too. She even wiser than some of us, we doing the same job and have nothing to show for it. At least she was able to save $20,000. Free the woman. Stuppss

    • cont
      October 15, 2013

      but howwwww u vex?

  11. Ben Dong
    October 15, 2013

    If you come with nothing you could be sent back. If you come with plenty they could take it from you. Democracy we call it.

    • Neg
      October 15, 2013

      Ben Dong! your money is yours, but there is a proper way to transfer money.

      • Justice and Truth
        October 16, 2013

        Surely not strapped to the body. This makes it suspicious. She would have been better off placing it in her luggage.

  12. Ben Dong
    October 15, 2013

    She was going to take the money to the laundry.
    Off shore business is booming here.

  13. valda Bruno Durand
    October 15, 2013

    Spanish? $20,000.00 and you not declaring it? Woman i would just give you a hard slap. All you had to say was you made your money in the sex trade, NO one would question that. CHUPES

    • confused
      October 15, 2013

      she couldn’t have said that because prostitution is illegal…. schedule 1 of the proceeds of crime act (POCA)# 16- prostitution is a listed offense

      • cont
        October 15, 2013

        and is the police that paying them chicitas more!!!

    • budman
      October 15, 2013

      but valda you not intelligent.

      • D-H
        October 15, 2013

        some black woman just stuiped

      • Justice and Truth
        October 16, 2013

        Valda always makes some outrageous comments. Are you all there Valda?

      • Natural beauty
        October 16, 2013

        thank u bud man..i cant understand dat

    • Justice and Truth
      October 16, 2013

      Oh yeah! Some excuse!

    • Anonymous
      October 16, 2013

      dumb fool :)

    • Thinking
      October 16, 2013

      Valda I know you was stupid but not this stupid, don’t you know about airport policies maybe you don’t travel much but it is hard to travel with over $10,000.00 without the right documentation. Plus like confused said prostitution is illegal in Dominica. No wonder your husband family didn’t come to your wedding stupid girl

    • Truth
      October 16, 2013

      I am very much surprised at the nature of the comments you make on DNO. I thought you were more r———- than that.

  14. Cyrique
    October 15, 2013

    Coming to Dominica with such huge amounts of cash I’m sure is not a problem as long as it’s declared. Surely, the fact that the señorita hid it sends out alarm bells. It would be interesting to know her original port of departure. Well done to Mr Carbon and his Officers. God bless DOMINICA

    • Africo
      October 15, 2013

      Honey, the woman “was LEAVING the island” when the money was found strapped to her body. Re-read the story. It would appear that she was carrying out all the money she made from those macho upright men in Dominica who like Latino service and/or are tired of their wives. It was probably going to help her poor family in Santo Domingo.

      • Anonymous
        October 15, 2013

        The initial news item said, “she was coming in”.

      • Anonymous
        October 15, 2013

        The news never say that girl from dominican republic,cuba and venezuela is spanish speaking country too.

      • Cyrique
        October 23, 2013

        What???? All that money tax free???? I hope that it was all confiscated and used in our hospitals and schools!!! Thanks for the correction.

    • hmmmmm
      October 15, 2013

      She was leaving Dominica with the money. She wasn’t entering the island

  15. Dominican in Saba
    October 15, 2013

    great Job Police, Customs and all others involved. You people are really doing a great job of late. Congrats to u all, Commissioner of Police, Comptroller of Customs and staff and others involved.

  16. yeap!
    October 15, 2013

    Tell it to them budman!
    A spear to a pig sweet but when you is the pig it’s pain!
    Merciless!

  17. T mama
    October 15, 2013

    These Spanish women just come to take Dominican men money, and mess up relationships in DA…they are not contributing to anything substantial in the country….

    • budman
      October 15, 2013

      these women don’t mess up relationships, Dominican men mess up relationships. secondly, they taking dominican men money cos they willing to do what Dominican women don’t want to do after dey past 35.

      • Truth
        October 16, 2013

        Salop those men salop. You doh have to kalay yourself left right and centre to enjoy your wife or husband. How come all of a sudden they not enjoying you how they met you. If you all want nastiness leave decent women for decent men

    • Anonymous
      October 15, 2013

      Correction….the Dominican men give them the money. The men who pay these women for sex are just sick and nasty. Plain and simple.

      • Justice and Truth
        October 16, 2013

        That must be the reason she came to Dominica.

    • truthful
      October 16, 2013

      I think we Dominican women need to pay more attention to our men. the Spanish are not breaking up relationships,these relationships were already broken.some of us wives go to sleep with tights, with the Spanish is the other way around

      • budman
        October 17, 2013

        exactly. give the men the real loving that you gave them back when you were in your 20s and you wouldn’t have problems.

  18. Anonymous
    October 15, 2013

    She should have been detained to determine what the purpose of this money was. The mere fact that she had it strapped to her body appears as though the intent was not to declare it. Very suspicious!

  19. jesus
    October 15, 2013

    aye mami mucho dineros :lol:

  20. Anonymous
    October 15, 2013

    Thought I read that the woman was leaving the Island? Am I the one getting it wrong?

  21. October 15, 2013

    Pls read the story – “Reports indicate the woman was leaving the island when she was searched and the money found”

    • Anonymous
      October 15, 2013

      When the news first broke out, DNO said that she was coming in. I figure they edited the article.

  22. Anonymous
    October 15, 2013

    It’s called money laundering. You don’t declare it!

  23. I'mWondering
    October 15, 2013

    DNO – what’s with the phrase a “spanish speaking woman”? that’s not a nice way to describe anyone… there are more apt/ appropriate phrases that could have been used. Just seems so wrong on different levels.

    why not just say a nation of? or a non Dominican citizen or something else.

  24. I'mWondering
    October 15, 2013

    Not sure if I can’t read or what …the comments are talking about the woman coming in with the money – and the news article says leaving Dominica.

    Either ways- that’s way too much cash. Isnt the limit $10000 almost everywhere?

  25. FreeThinker
    October 15, 2013

    I think they lady was leaving the country not coming to the country so the rules on declaring are different. The police is going to have to give her back her money because they are too quick to arrest. they should have alerted immigration at her destination and if she did lie on the immigration form at that moment then they would take action.they should follow the money if they wanted more results.

    • Justice and Truth
      October 17, 2013

      Free Thinker, it does not work like that. She was caught with money strapped to her body. This is suspicious. She caused it. The police did not err. The police had the right to arrest her and to confiscate the money in Dominica. She should not even be allowed to leave Dominica until it is ascertained where she got the money from, i.e., how did she obtain it and what was she going to do with it when she arrived at her destination.
      Furthermore, with that amount of money, if she obtained it by whatever means she must pay income tax on it prior to leaving Dominica. Therefore, it appeared that she was cheating Inland Revenue which means nationals.
      Do you recall as posted on DNO that a Dominican woman who was travelling to the U.K. (was it last year?) was caught in Antigua with some thousands of dollars in her luggage, much more than what this Spanish woman had on her? It was confiscated by the Antiguan police. She was allowed to travel without the money.
      I wondered what happened to her case and the money and if it was returned to her.
      If it was legal money, obtained legally and if per chance it was returned to her she would have had to pay income tax on it from the point of origin, Dominica.
      Then there is the matter of leaving D/ca, not declaring it and also in Antigua. Whatever is not declared is liable to be confiscated, just as other items.
      Was the Antigua legal system as the police honest about it? It would be interesting to know.

  26. saying
    October 15, 2013

    Dno was the woman leaving or coming?earlier on your report said that the woman was “coming in to the island” now i’m reading that the woman was leaving the island.which is it?

  27. king kwab
    October 15, 2013

    what is the real story there?these comments are they related to the story,or some of us just too fast?

  28. hey
    October 15, 2013

    Read before some of you comment.

  29. .
    October 15, 2013

    I did not go to much school butthe little i was able to read say the lady was LEAVING the country. Please read before u post anything about the lady entering the country. She maybe is the manager of the Dominica Hairy Bank Unlimited open 24 – 7

  30. memsi
    October 15, 2013

    read and understand, she was leaving the island.bodya oy
    . she make her money and she going back.

    • Papi
      October 15, 2013

      One thing, it have plenty of comedians in Dominica and DNO giving all u plenty platform to sharpen your skills at comedy.

  31. Anonymous
    October 15, 2013

    the lady was not entering the country she was leaving

  32. Domerican
    October 15, 2013

    Wow

  33. Stupid
    October 15, 2013

    Someone should have advised her to put this on a disposable card. You come you withdraw and you done.

  34. sacajoe
    October 15, 2013

    FBI can u please get ur story correct t before putting it out.the information u have is false

  35. LA GIRLS
    October 15, 2013

    Is she a business woman was it EC or US something very fishy. Watch them close poisoning our young people minds with their porn. Dollars for porn videos.

    • Glenroy
      October 15, 2013

      Agree with you, many of them are wanted in the USA, and other countries for than porn business and other crimes,also that cash for gold business, with all that cash hidden on her body,if she was not employed in DA and carrying all that cash on her she was involved in some illegal activities

    • anony
      October 15, 2013

      So are we blindly assuming that this about porn? What about just simple money laundering? Porn isn’t illegal, therefore people wouldn’t go to this extreme to hide money that could be easily, and legally, deposited.

      • fouchette
        October 15, 2013

        yes anon u are quite porn is illegal in dominica

  36. Shortboy
    October 15, 2013

    The woman comung with money into the country and u all arrested her chippppsssssss

    • van
      October 15, 2013

      She was leaving the island

    • Toujou Sav
      October 15, 2013

      “Reports indicate that the woman was “leaving the island” when she was searched and the money found”
      SMDH.. READ b4 u comment..

    • Joy
      October 15, 2013

      U cah read? Dumb a**? She was leaving de country

    • hmm
      October 15, 2013

      Take your time to read; she was leaving the country with the cash and if that money was legally acquired she would not be hiding it

    • I'mWondering
      October 15, 2013

      She was leaving!

      Read properly nuh!

      cha!

    • Malgraysa
      October 15, 2013

      You ever hear about money laundering and paying dfor drug supplies in cash? It is illegal to travelin or out of Dominica carrying more than E.C.$.10,000 in cash but maybe we don’t care about laws anymore.

      • Anonymous
        October 15, 2013

        The globalist carry millions but they don’t want you to be able to carry much of anything. Nothing like the double standard and class system……..the elite who are above the law and then the rest of us……who are subject to many laws. Does something seem a little off here?

    • Anonymous
      October 15, 2013

      COMING INTO

    • wat
      October 15, 2013

      you need to read befor u post any comment

    • Original Domerican
      October 15, 2013

      “Reports indicate that the woman was leaving the island when she was searched and the money found.”

      Maybe you should read the article before commenting.

    • N J
      October 15, 2013

      cant you READ she was LEAVING

    • patsy
      October 15, 2013

      no she was leaving the country not coming into the country so she was taking away the money

    • anonymous2
      October 15, 2013

      NO she’s leaving DA with the money.

    • Anonymous
      October 15, 2013

      A@ Shortboy read the article again; “Reports indicate that the woman was leaving the island when she was searched and the money found.

      It amounted to some $20,000.”

    • D-H
      October 15, 2013

      but they have to i doh want my finger print on noo god damn drugs money but a.a nuh u STUPID or someting

  37. Ben Dong
    October 15, 2013

    So tell us where the senorita was comin from nuh! maybe Venezuella or some South American Country. She heard how we Dominicans love loans and grants, so she was just trying to be generous. Was the money address to any politician? jus asking.

    • Observer
      October 15, 2013

      I am sure it would sound like sweet music in your ear if the report said it was headed for or from Skerrit. “Bat kow”. Everything does not have to be politics.

      • Ben Dong
        October 15, 2013

        You guilty nuh? Who mentioned skerritt? Is skerritt the only politician on the Island? You sound like a politician to me

  38. budman
    October 15, 2013

    I don’t see what the problem is. when two of our nationals were caught with large sums in the neighbouring island of Antigua, many of us said it was wrong for the Antiguan govt to arrest and confiscate. I have to assume that we would reprimand our Govt for doing the same to a Spanish woman entering our jurisdiction with even less money than what was found in both cases in Antigua.

    • UDOHREADYET
      October 15, 2013

      Dominica is where she came from… she was leaving the Island! Probably a prostitute from DR.

    • Chupes
      October 15, 2013

      Have you ever heard of the anti-money laundering act? You are suppose to declare any amount of $10000 or more. I guess she didn’t want to declare it and explain her source of funds…go figure.

      • budman
        October 15, 2013

        oh i have heard of it. in fact its in place in every single island. however, last year and the year before that when two dominicans in separate incidences were arrested in Antiguan while contravening the same Act, parrots were on this site saying how de Antiguan government wrong. hypocrisy.

  39. jose
    October 15, 2013

    dno did you even verify this before running with it

  40. Anonymous
    October 15, 2013

    what currency?

  41. Dominiquen
    October 15, 2013

    Her crime is her failure to declare the money and not the amount or having it.

    • OVERSEAS
      October 15, 2013

      @Dominiquen learn to read properly. She was leaving the island.

      • OVERSEAS
        October 15, 2013

        @shortboy sorry

    • Anonymous
      October 15, 2013

      a country has laws . In this independence celebrations people will try to sneak and do anything. Happens all over. Let the law do their job.

    • Chupes
      October 15, 2013

      Thant’s right, she is suppose to declare any monies amounting to $10000 or more.

    • October 15, 2013

      Strap to her waist? She didn’t earn it legal :-D

  42. haha
    October 15, 2013

    EC or USD

  43. Dominican
    October 15, 2013

    What happen to all you cat got your tongues. What boy no comments from the Da population, oh let me think, that must be the PM fault or Mr Linton. or perhaps it is not gossippi enough.

  44. Merl
    October 15, 2013

    Ok,Soooooo what was so suspicious about her why she was searched?
    AND So what if cash was strapped to her?? Big Deal. If its not drugs its cash now? The Country Hard!!!! And y’all thumbs me down my word stands. :?:

    • Truth
      October 16, 2013

      If it was in her purse, and she had declared it stating a legitimate source of funds, i.e. how she obtained that money and it is legal, then it would not be a problem. But the mere fact that she had it strapped to her body made her suspicious.

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