Undersecretary of the Department of the Treasury of the United States, Marshall Billingslea, recently met with President Danilo Medina and among other topics he dealt with the case of drug trafficker César Emilio Peralta or “César El Abusador”, who has been held in a Colombian jail since December, where he expects his extradition to American soil.
Marshall Billingslea stated that he wishes to continue working with the Dominican Government to take action against criminals such as César El Abusador, whom OFAC appointed as a drug trafficker in August 2019. “The Treasury Department is committed to expanding its relationship with the Dominican Republic authorities. to stop money laundering generated by drug trafficking, human trafficking and corruption, ”said the US official in his statements.
In addition, Billingslea said he also spoke with President Medina about a series of illicit global financial threats, which were jointly identified in concrete ways to strengthen cooperation between the two nations.
On the subject of Venezuela, the Assistant Secretary of the US Department of the Treasury expressed his interest in being able to “work with the Dominican Republic and countries throughout the region to support the Venezuelan people in their efforts to restore democracy, support the National Assembly of Venezuela and the interim president Juan Guaidó, and hold the corrupt and repressive regime of Nicolás Maduro accountable. ”
The capo fell
On December 2, Colombian authorities captured the drug trafficker César Emilio Peralta in Cartagena, Colombia.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had offered offered $ 100,000 for his capture, after being reported as a fugitive from Dominican justice.
Reports indicated that César El Abusador began drug trafficking in 1997.
Accusations
A criminal trajectory
Drug trafficking Among the accusations presented in the extradition request is: “Criminal association to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, with the intention, knowing or having reason to reasonably believe that such controlled substance would be illegally imported into the United States.”
File He was imprisoned in Puerto Rico in 2000, 2008 and 2015.
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