Authorities say the arrests are part of the largest operation targeting organized crime in the Dominican Republic.
in the Dominican Republic Tuesday as authorities closed in on a notorious drug trafficking ring in what prosecutors say is the largest operation targeting organized crime in the history of the Dominican Republic.
Authorities arrested 18 people, including Dotel and Castillo, allegedly linked to a vast criminal network that used the Dominican Republic to smuggle drugs from South America to the U.S. The leader of the drug ring, César Emilio Peralta, also known as “César El Abusador,” is still being pursued by Dominican police.
It is unclear what charges the former MLB players face, but authorities said in a press release that Peralta used Dotel and Castillo to launder money with a “complicated corporate framework to disguise the origin of his fortune, also using numerous individuals belonging to his family and social circle to hide his assets, including 2 sports figures of the Dominican Republic.”Dotel played in the MLB from 1999-2013 and went to two World Series in 2011 and 2012 for the St.
Castillo played from 1996-2010, winning the 2003 World Series with the Florida Marlins. He later played for the Minnesota Twins and the New York Mets.
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