During the PLD and PRD administrations over the last seven years, 118 Dominicans have been extradited to the US whereas only two have been extradited from the US at the request of Dominican authorities. Diario Libre points out that no Dominicans were extradited during the PRSC administrations due to former President Joaquin Balaguer’s opposition. This year alone, 28 people have been handed over to the US authorities, most of whom are connected to the Quirino Ernesto Paulino Castillo drug trafficking and money laundering case being tried in a court in New York. The extradition of Lidrio Arturo Nin Terrero and Tirso Cuevas Nin in connection to the same case is imminent. Dominican authorities have asked for the extradition of Shlomo Ben Tov (aka Sam Goodson) who is considered at-large after being named in connection with the Plan Renove corruption case. Goodson is the first ever US citizen to have been requested for extradition by the DR. US ambassador Hans Hertell has said action is being taken to bring him to the DR.