DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing has seized property valued at over RD$6 million and firearms during simultaneous raids targeting a dismantled drug trafficking network, identified in July 2024 as part of Operation Rana that cracked down on the so-called La Altagracia Narcotics Network.

The operation involved a team from the Public Ministry, including prosecutors Claudio Alberto Cordero Jiménez, Hitler Stalin Sánchez, and José Manuel Calzado, along with members of the Asset Seizure and Administration Directorate and the Financial Investigation and Money Laundering Directorate (DIFLA), as well as the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD). The raids were conducted under judicial orders against the criminal organization.

The properties targeted belonged to Rigoberto Castillo Santana, who, along with José Padua...