Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Volume:
38
Issue:
12
Abstract:
Dominican drug lord Cesar Emilio Peralta-Adamez plead guilty to importing shipments of cocaine into the United States on November 4, 2022.[1] A Federal Grand Jury first indicted Peralta in 2018 for conspiracy to import heroin and cocaine into the U.S. Authorities arrested Peralta in Columbia and extradited him to Puerto Rico where he is currently awaiting prosecution.[2]
[1] U.S. Department of Justice, Dominican Drug Lord Pleads Guilty to Importing Tons of Cocaine into the United States, Press Rel. Nov. 14, 2022.
[2] Id.