DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Gaspar Antonio Polando and Augusto Jorge Puras / Noticias SIN

The US government earlier this year had notified the Abinader administration that two individuals working in the Dominican government were suspect of involvement in the exporting of cocaine to the United States.

Following, President Luis Abinader would cancel the appointment ofFabio August Jorge Puras (alias Vecino) (Decree 273-25 in May 2025) as honorary free zones sector advisor to the President (Decree 241-21). Noticias SIN reports that in addition to Jorge Puras being a free zone advisor to the Presidency, he also served as a high-ranking executive for the Aguilas Cibaenas baseball team, based in Santiago de los Caballeros

In the same drug trafficking case, Gaspar Antonio Polanco Virella (alias El Grande), a former director of Public Services at the National District and...