Santo Domingo.- The National Police reported that the location and capture of Beilin Antonio de Peña, “The Buddha”, who escaped from Moca Correction and Rehabilitation Center (CCR-Moca) and is considered an individual highly dangerous.
De Peña was serving preventive detention for his alleged involvement in the murder of Raymond Emilio Castillo Fernandez and for gunshot wounding Shakira Naomi Morren Lorenzoduring an event that occurred on July 21, 2025 in the Puerto Plata province.
Heavily armed fugitive
The Police warned that the fugitive is moving heavily armedso he called on citizens to don’t try to stop it nor intervene in a particular way in any operation.
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The authorities instructed the population to report any information about his whereabouts to the units of DICRIM or through National Emergency Assistance and Security System 9-1-1.
Intensive operation
The law enforcement institution assured that it works without rest in intelligence, tracking and tactical deployment tasks to achieve the capture of “The Buddha”in order to guarantee citizen security and avoid new acts of violence.
