The Office of the Attorney General of the Dominican Republic has announced the completion of Operation White Metal with the arrest of ten people and the intervention of a recycling company in Barahona. The accused are facing charges of drug trafficking and money laundering. The Justice Department says that the persons indicted laundered RD$1.2 billion and US$96,665.
The statement from the authorities says that the accused are not able to justify the goods and properties that they possess.
One of the indicted, Yoan Moises Ferreras, is said to have passed over RD$800 million through his bank account, along with uS$61,000, The company that recycled plastics and metals was also found to have moved over RD$35 million.
One of the accused, Clyden Perez, was convicted back in 2019 and sentenced to a 15-year term in prison, but for some reason was out free and now faces additional charges.
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Diario Libre
El Dia
12 August 2024