The Specialized Anti Assets Laundering Prosecutors Office and the National District prosecutor office issued an order of arrest against Marisol Mercedes Franco, wife of César Emilio Peralta (El Abusador) charged by the US as the leading drug capo in the Caribbean region. Marisol Franco is half-sister to Berlinesa Franco, widow of former Santo Domingo East Mayor Juan de los Santos, creator of the nationwide network of sports betting shops, known as Juancito Sport. Berlinesa Franco was named to head the National Institute of Attention to Early Infancy (INAIPI) after the death of her husband.
Both Marisol Mercedes and Berlinesa are daughters of Franklin Franco (Francisco José Franco Martínez), a US justice fugitive. Franco had been requested by the US government in extradition on accusations that he had evaded serving a jail sentence for trafficking in cocaine in the United States.
Julio Martínez Pozo said on his Sol de la Mañana talk show on Zol radio station said that Marisol Franco formalized her relationship marrying Cesar Emilio Peralta after the death of Juan de los Santos. He said the couple has been married for a year and a half. Martínez Pozo said that previously, Marisol Franco was married to PRM deputy for the National District 3, Sergio Moya (Gory), with whom she has two adult children.
It is now known that the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) requested the extradition of Marisol Mercedes Franco’s husband, Cesar Emilio Peralta and his chief collaborators on 18 July when making a personal visit to the Dominican Republic. The extradition request had been made via the Ministry of Foreign Relations on 16 July.
It would take local prosecutors until Tuesday, 21 August to carry out a sweep of 50 properties of the accused by the US government and order the arrest of Peralta. The weekend before the sweep, Peralta and several of his collaborators were seen enjoying a Latin music festival at the Hard Rock Punta Cana Hotel & Casino.
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26 August 2019