DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Cesar El Abusador / Hoy

The Justice Department presented charges against drug kingpin Cesar Emilio Peralta (The Abuser). The indictment also includes 43 other individuals linked to the criminal network. Peralta had been on the run since August 2019. He was arrested in December 2019 in Colombia.

The National District Attorney’s Office and the Specialized Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing division of the General Attorney’s Office filed the accusation on Tuesday, 8 December 2020 against those involved in the César Emilio Peralta drug trafficking network.

The document, signed by the National District Attorney Rosalba Ramos and the head of the Specialized Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Attorney Luis Gonzalez, indicates that the network mobilized approximately RD$3.5 billion in the Dominican Republic.

According to the file deposited by the...