The National Drug Control Directorate (DNCD) issued this Friday a “Wanted” alert to locate Alexander Henríquez Castro and Yoel Jesús Jaquesaccused of being part of an alleged international drug trafficking and money laundering network, from which 9.8 tons of cocaine were seized at the Caucedo Multimodal Port in December 2024, and which was dismantled through the Operation Panthera 7.
As explained by the institution, Henríquez Castro and Jaques are wanted by virtue of a court order against them, and that those who have information about their whereabouts can contact the following numbers: 809-221-4166 (Ext. 2141 and 2142), 809 -688-0202, 809-200-3623, 809-688-0202 (WhatsApp). Also, you can write to the email: [email protected] www.dncd.gob.do (complaints section) / Application (SER).
The DNCD guaranteed that all complaints will be treated with complete confidentiality.
Other fugitives
For the Panthera 7 case, the DNCD is also looking for José Alexander Santana Andújar (Alex) and Luis Rafael García Alfonseca (El Duartero) to answer the accusation before a court.
Other defendants
In addition to Santana Andújar and García Alfonseca, José Nicolás Castillo Hart (a) “Nikito” is charged in the Panthera 7 case; Winston Armando Tejera Rodríguez (a) “Barbikin”; Cristian Rayner Canela Aybar; Nelson Neftalí Mercedes Lugo; Dulvi Jesús De los Santos; Enriquillo Luis Brito and Enrique José Luis Brito, for whom the Public Ministry requests 18 months of preventive detention.
The prosecution body maintains that the accused violated articles 59, 60, 265, and 266 of the Dominican Penal Code, which typifies “Association of evildoers”, as well as articles 58, 59, 60, 75 and 85 of Law 50 -88, on Narcotic Drugs, which classify “Drug Trafficking and Sponsorship.”
In addition, Enriquillo Luis Brito and Enrique José Luis Brito are also accused of violating articles 66 and 67 of Law 631-16 for the Control and Regulation of Weapons, Ammunition and Related Materials, and article 3 of Law 155- 17 on Money Laundering, to the detriment of the Dominican State.
The 9.8 tons of cocaine
Regarding the 9,889 kilograms of cocaine (9.8 tons), with an estimated value of 250 million dollars, the Public Ministry highlighted that, during the course of the investigation, evidence has been collected that demonstrates that were brought to the Dominican Republic from Colombia by sea, specifically through Bayahíbe (La Romana) and Pedernales, in the months prior to December 2024.
Likewise, he mentioned that the criminal organization operates the companies Grasswey Group SRL and GWG Transportcontainer transport, which they used for international drug trafficking.
It should be noted that Operation Panthera 7 has been cataloged by representatives of the Public Ministry as one of the largest operational offensives against organized crime carried out in the hemisphere.
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