Ontario man detained in Dominican Republic nightmare after mystery yellow bag found [Video]

It’s a possibility Jane Wilcox hadn’t remotely considered when she and her husband planned a trip to the Dominican Republic.

“It’s a living nightmare,” said Wilcox, of Burlington, Ont., about the arrest of her husband, David Bennett, by police on drug charges at the Punta Cana airport a week ago.

“It’s ridiculous, the charges are so frivolous — there’s no evidence whatsoever,” Wilcox told Global News at her home Friday.

Like thousands of Canadians each year, Wilcox, Bennett, and another couple travelled for a week in Punta Cana as a late-winter break. They’d been to the Dominican Republic previously.

“In going there before we felt safe,” said Marc Travers, one of the friends on the trip.

The week was relaxing: the Canadians played tennis almost daily, ate well and enjoyed the sun and the beach at an all-inclusive resort.

The problems arose when the four went to the Punta Cana airport for the return flight …