Former advisor Fabio Jorge-Puras is investigated by the DEA; DNCD supports the investigations

Santo Domingo.– The National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) reported that it has maintained close collaboration with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for several months in the investigation involving businessman Fabio Augusto Jorge-Puras.

The head of the DNCD, Vice Admiral José M. Cabrera Ulloa, explained that the former honorary advisor for Free Zones is the subject of an investigation for alleged trafficking of illicit substances and that there is an arrest warrant against him. The investigations cover operations carried out between the years 2003 and 2019. You may be interested in: http://DNCD seizes two suitcases with 79 packages of marijuana at Punta Cana airport Jorge-Puras was removed by decree 273-25, issued on May 23, after the US authorities officially notified the investigation to the Dominican Government. According to Cabrera Ulloa, this decision reaffirms President Abinader's commitment to apply firm consequences to those who deviate from the law. The Vice Admiral indicated that the investigations were kept confidential so as not to interfere with the judicial process being carried out by the Southern District of Miami. He also emphasized that the recent repeal of Article 7 of Decree 241-21 is a new demonstration of the president's determination to ensure that there is no impunity. Cabrera Ulloa thanked the DEA for its confidence in the Dominican authorities and emphasized the continuity of joint operations in the fight against drug trafficking.