On Friday, 21 February, judge Yanibel Rivas authorized accused drug trafficker Cesar Emilio Peralta (Cesar El Abusador) to keep household arrest. She is not allowed to leave the country. She had been at the Najayo Jail since 9 September 2019, when she was arrested after her spouse became a fugitive of justice. Cesar El Abusador had gone undercover after the Treasury designated him under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act on 20 August 2019.
Marisol Franco is under arrest for complicity in her spouse’s drug trafficking operations. Cesar Emilio Peralta was arrested in Colombia. The US has requested his extradition.
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US Embassy
El Caribe
24 February 2020