DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The former honorary advisor to the Dominican government for Free Zones, Fabio Augusto Jorge-Puras, voluntarily surrendered to United States authorities to answer accusations related to his alleged participation in an international drug trafficking network. The delivery took place on Friday, 30 January 2026 in the city of Miami, where it was taken into custody by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

The legal process is being heard in the Southern District of Florida Court and is part of a broader investigation that also involves Gaspar Antonio Polanco Virella, former director of Public Services of City Government of Santo Domingo (the Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional), who surrendered to US authorities in mid-October of 2025.

According to the US Department of Justice, Jorge-Puras and Polanco Virella were allegedly part of a transnational criminal organization...