The story is as surreal as it is bizarre and involves the Spanish singer Julio Iglesias. The artist, who turned 80 last September, was stopped at Punta Cana airport, in Santo Domingo, with a prohibited load. Inside his suitcasesintercepted by airport security workers, 42.16 kg of food were found, in particular fruit and vegetables, which were immediately seized by the Dominican authorities.
What happened at the airport in Punta Cana
The South American website made the story known Accentwhich received a report from the Ministry of Agriculture on seizure by the Plant Quarantine Inspection Service of some luggage on the night of Wednesday 10 January. The suitcases owned by an anonymous Spanish passenger contained several kilos of food. Very soon, however, the identity of the Iberian citizen was revealed and the name of Julio Iglesias ended up on all Spanish news sites and the news became public knowledge. The singer had boarded flight N768JJ from the Bahamas to destination Santo Domingobut once he landed in Punta Cana he was blocked by the authorities and his luggage seized.
In the suitcase fruit, vegetables and meat
When security officers opened Iglesias’ suitcases inside they found dozens of food packages and kilos of fresh fruit and vegetables. The official statement from the Dominican authorities mentions numerous packages of strawberriesraspberries, blueberries, cherries, tomatoes, beetroot, celery, beans, spinach, lettuce, mushrooms e rocket. The local newspaper Free Diary reports that several kilos of packaged chicken breast were also seized. All foods that Iglesias would have consumed in his residence in Punta Cana, where he spends several months of the year. According to the Spanish media it would not be the first time that the singer transports greats amount of foodbut until now he had always passed the checks.
Because Iglesias was stopped and the food seized
Given the outcry caused by the news, the local authorities wanted to clarify that the harsh treatment reserved for Iglesias is intended for all passengers arriving in the Dominican Republic. “The seizure of fruit and vegetables from the Spanish singer Julio Iglesias was carried out according to the protocol for the prevention of Mediterranean fly“, said Limber Cruz López, Dominican Minister of Agriculture, during the press conference called to explain the incident. The local government prohibits the introduction of products of plant and animal origin that could represent a risk for local crops. The Mediterranean fly is one of the agricultural parasites that most affects the plant species of the island and the most infested area seems to be that of Los Corales, where Iglesias’ residence is also located.
2024-01-16 20:50:00
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