DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Colonel Rafael Antonio Morales Herrero / El Nacional

A high-ranking Dominican Air Force colonel has filed a formal complaint with the Public Ministry, accusing top officials within the country’s main anti-drug and intelligence agencies of illicitly enriching themselves with drug trafficking money, as reported in El Nacional and other local media.

Colonel Rafael Antonio Morales Herrero, the former director of the Joint Information and Coordination Center of the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD), claims that officials from both the DNCD and the National Intelligence Agency (DNI) are part of a widespread corruption network.

In his complaint, Morales Herrero stated he notified not only the Public Ministry but also President Luis Abinader, who serves as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces. The colonel asserts that this high-level conspiracy...