An Albanian man was arrested in the Dominican Republic for allegedly attempting to traffic cocaine over the weekend.

The National Directorate of Drug Control (DNCD) said the man was stopped after an X-ray of his luggage revealed contraband hidden inside.

On opening the first suitcase, several items of clothing and a backpack, containing 19 packages of cocaine were found. A search of the second suitcase revealed another backpack with 21 blocks of the illegal drug.

The Public Prosecutor's Office and the DNCD have launched an exhaustive investigation Apart from the drugs, DNCD seized a bag containing $36,100 Dominican pesos and an iPhone from the man.

to determine if there are other people involved in the failed shipment of drugs to Madrid, Spain, while the 29-year-old man was handed over to police for prosecution.