Arrests Thrust Dominican Republic’s Top Drug Lord Into Spotlight
Parker Asmann
Both US and Dominican authorities allege César Emilio Peralta, alias “El Abusador,†to be one of the Caribbean’s top drug lords
Authorities in the Dominican Republic have dismantled one of the country’s most sophisticated crime syndicates, but the exploits of its leader, who is still on the run, have caught the attention of US authorities, bringing a renewed focus to the Caribbean nation’s role in the drug trade.
Once a small-time dealer, César Emilio Peralta, alias “El Abusador,†came to run a drug trafficking organization that allegedly counted professional athletes, government officials, security forces and a Mexican cartel among its collaborators. The group is believed to be responsible for transporting drugs to consumer markets in the United States, Puerto Rico and Europe.
Read more at: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/analysis/arrests-dominican-republic-drug-lord-spotlight/
This is why, when David Ortiz got shot there, one had to wonder what else might be going on.
A fairly harrowing story out of Peru too today, about some Venezuelans down there, one of the people extradited back to Venezuela at that. I will see if anything comes out in the English-language press. The whole drug scene seems a lot dirtier but it seems to go beyond drugs now.
