The Dominican Republic prides itself on drawing tourism and business. But criminals may feel welcome as well.
In today's #CriminalThreads we tell you more about the networks facilitating organized crime in the country. 🧵👇
In today's #CriminalThreads we tell you more about the networks facilitating organized crime in the country. 🧵👇
The Port of Caucedo is one of the largest and best-connected ports in the Caribbean. This has not gone unnoticed by drug traffickers, who send cocaine to the country on its way to Europe and the United States.
Port authorities have invested in security measures to combat cocaine trafficking, but criminal networks have managed to maintain their advantage in this cat-and-mouse game. bit.ly/3TLQnVM
One of the island’s most famous drug traffickers over the last decade, Cesar Peralta, achieved success in the criminal underworld by collaborating with local criminal groups, forming transnational alliances, and setting up legitimate businesses to serve as fronts.
Cesar Peralta, alias “El Abusador,” didn’t operate on his own. He built his operation on the conquests of his predecessors, learning the trade from some of his country’s most well-known criminal figures.
Learn more about who is who in the Dominican Republic’s criminal landscape: bit.ly/3Lhr3Do
Organized crime in the Dominican Republic would not be what it is today if not for the high-level corruption networks in the country. Corruption here is compared to a giant octopus, with tentacles that reach every corner of the island.
InSight Crime analyzed the current administration’s battle to bring down corrupt networks and explains how an atmosphere of impunity provided fertile ground for organized crime on the island: bit.ly/3LfG2NP
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