Six women are linked to the alleged criminal organization dismantled during the Operation NK Buffalo in the Dominican Republic. Five of them were alleged to have acted as front men for the alleged members of the international drug trafficking network, while another was in charge of money laundering operations.
These women were identified as Zoila Ynoa González, Quesia Natali Ynoa Román, Germania Natali Román, Kenia Apolonio Jiménez and Maritza Flete Santana. According to a source from Free Newspaper, All of them were part of the “team” of the accused ringleader Rafael Ynoa Santana.
For its part, Maritza Rotestan Class She is accused of participating in the laundering of assets from drug trafficking, in a team that was allegedly led by Isidro Rotestan Clase.
In addition to them, other individuals were arrested on Wednesday, September 18, during simultaneous raids in the provinces of Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata, María Trinidad Sánchez, La Romana and Samaná.
Dominican authorities reported that Rafael Ynoa Santana used several identities and passports from both the country and other nationalities. It was also revealed that he had ties to Colombian Juan Carlos López, alias “El Sobrino”, leader of a criminal organization with operations in Colombia and Mexico.
“El Sobrino” was arrested on June 27, 2022 in Colombia, as part of Operation Troya.
The members of the network dismantled under the Operation NK Buffalo They were in charge of receiving large shipments of drugs in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. After coordinating the logistics, the drugs were sent to the United States and Europe, according to the police. National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) and the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
They allege that this network transported large shipments from South American countries such as Colombia and Venezuela via speedboats and fishing boats. Once the drugs entered Dominican and Puerto Rican territory, the members were able to triple their value, generating “exorbitant” illicit profits for the members of the alleged organization.
