Dominican Republic Cocaine Kingpin & Leader of a D.R. Based International Drug Trafficking Organization Extradited From Colombia

Yesterday following a @HSTaskForce investigation, a Dominican Republic cocaine kingpin and leader of a D.R. based international drug trafficking organization was extradited from Colombia to Puerto Rico and is in custody to face narcotics trafficking charges filed in two separate…

— Attorney General Todd Blanche (@AGToddBlanche) August 27, 2026

… indictments in Puerto Rico as well as money laundering charges in New Jersey.

During the Homeland Security Task Force investigation, law enforcement seized millions of dollars worth of cocaine and narcotics proceeds from his drug trafficking organization. Numerous other members of the organization have already been convicted.

Under this administration, federal law enforcement has the tools to find these high-profile drug lords and dismantle their organizations anywhere in the world, because we have a leader in President Trump who unified a permanent interagency task force across all 52 U.S. states and territories.