Thanks to a joint action of the Attorney General of the Dominican Republic, Jean Alain Rodríguez Sánchez, the National Police of Colombia, the Office of the Attorney General, César Emilio Peralta, alleged member of a drug trafficking organization which is accused of smuggling drugs to the States Unites and Europe, was arrested.

For these facts, Peralta was wanted in 192 countries based on a red notice issued by Interpol and requested with a view to extradition by the Courts of Puerto Rico and South Florida in the United States.

The Dominican citizen was arrested this morning in an apartment located in Boca Grande, Cartagena de Indias and was placed under the competent authority.

The Office of the Attorney General makes this information public for reasons of general interest.