federal authorities They arrested this Saturday the reggaeton player Arthur William Rodríguez, known as “Drizmali”, fugitive after being accused of importing cocaine from Colombia, Venezuela and the British and US Virgin Islands since 2017.
They were looking for “Drizmali” since February 21, when a formal indictment was issued against him, in addition to 23 other individuals, including a policeman.
About the reggaeton player weighs a federal warrant for conspiracy to possess cocaine, with the intention of distributing and importing.
“Drizmali” is known for appearing in the movie “Fast Five” and has released some well-known tracks like “Takita”.
In addition to seven counts of drug traffickingfour of the defendants are also charged with conspiracy to launder money.
The defendants, 20 men and 4 women, made multiple trips between Puerto Rico and the British and US Virgin Islands to transport narcotics.
They used two or three boats to distract the agents order and, to distribute the drug, they used the United States Postal Service.
The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Homeland Security Investigations Office of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE-HSI) in Puerto Rico were in charge of the arrests, together with the local Police.
According to the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, the defendants They face a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life imprisonment.
Drug seizures are frequent on the coasts of Puerto Rico, whose governor, Pedro Pierluisi, last November asked the US government for more help to combat drug trafficking
