The President of the Republic, Luis Abinaderarranged the extradition fingers dominican citizens and a Polish national, who are required by the judicial authorities of USA and Poland to respond to different criminal proceedings.
The measure is contained in decree numbers 69-26, 70-26 and 71-26released this Friday night Presidency of the Republic through a press office.
Those extradited are Luis Manuel Febles Peralta, Christian Antonio Reynoso Pérez and the Polish citizen Szymon Tomkiel.
Accusations against Febles Peralta
According to the decree, Febles Peralta is designated as a member of a criminal structure transnational dedicated to drug trafficking and to money laundering. The request for extradition was formulated on May 27, 2025 by the authorities of USA.
Among the charges that are attributed to him include the criminal association for him money launderingconspiracy to import and distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine towards US territory.
Also the complicity in the international washing of monetary instruments, in accordance with the provisions of titles 18 and 21 of the Code of the USA.
The North American authorities They maintain that the accused acted consciously and intentionally, collaborating with third parties to facilitate criminal operations. drug trafficking and large-scale money laundering.
Reynoso Pérez process
While Reynoso Pérez is required by the American justice for his alleged connection with crimes of drug trafficking international. The request for extradition was presented on September 25, 2018.
The process was known by Second Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justiceempowered by request of the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic October 3, 2018.
During a public hearing celebrated on January 13, 2026the accused voluntarily accepted the simplified procedure of extradition and expressed his consent to be handed over to the US authorities.
face charges by association to import cocaine to USAimportation of five kilograms or more of that substance and association to possess it for the purposes of distributiontypified in various sections of titles 18 and 21 of the Code of the USA.
Extradition of Polish citizen
In the case of the Polish citizen Szymon Tomkielthe extradition It was ordered to comply with a sentence issued by the Suwalki Regional Courthe March 7, 2016.
- Tomkiel was condemned to two years, 11 months and 23 days in prison for violation of article 258 of the Polish Penal Code.
The request was known by the Second Room of the Supreme Court of Justice through an application presented by the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic September 30, 2024.
The decrees provide that none of those extradited may be tried for facts other than those that motivated their extradition.
It is also guaranteed that a penalty greater than the maximum contemplated in Dominican criminal legislation will not be imposed, nor will the death penalty be applied, if found guilty.
