Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07SANTODOMINGO1245
2007-05-25 15:04:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Santo Domingo
Cable title:
DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WENDY ALMONTE EXTRADITED TO THE
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UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 001245
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CAR SEARBY, L/LEI FOR TORRES AND MUELLER
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR CRIM/OIA ORJALES AND ESTABROOK
US MARSHALS SERVICE PLEASE PASS TO JIM SCHIELD
DEA FOR OF,OFI,DO,DCO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
SUBJECT: DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WENDY ALMONTE EXTRADITED TO THE
UNITED STATES
REF: 2006 STATE 178816
UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 001245
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CAR SEARBY, L/LEI FOR TORRES AND MUELLER
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR CRIM/OIA ORJALES AND ESTABROOK
US MARSHALS SERVICE PLEASE PASS TO JIM SCHIELD
DEA FOR OF,OFI,DO,DCO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
SUBJECT: DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WENDY ALMONTE EXTRADITED TO THE
UNITED STATES
REF: 2006 STATE 178816
1. On May 23, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Wendy Almonte to
the United States to stand trial in the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of New York for
multiple counts related to the importation of and possession
with intent to distribute of MDMA ("ecstasy"),as detailed in
indictment number CR-06-0083, filed on February 10, 2006. As
laid out in the indictment, Almonte was directly implicated
by two other drug traffickers in the importation of at least
35,000 ecstasy tablets between October 2002 and February 2005.
2. This case was brought before the Dominican government on
October 30, 2006, by virtue of an Embassy diplomatic note.
Shortly afterward, on November 27, 2006, the Criminal Chamber
of the Dominican Supreme Court issued a provisional warrant
for Almonte's arrest based on the USG request for
extradition. Almonte was arrested by agents of the Dominican
Drug Control Directorate's Fugitive Unit on May 12, 2007.
She made a voluntary, knowing, and intelligent waiver of her
right to contest extradition before the Dominican Supreme
Court on May 14, 2007.
3. The return of Almonte marks the 19th Dominican-national
fugitive returned through or in lieu of extradition
proceedings during CY-2007 (the 10th for FY-2007). As in
previous years, approximately 80 percent of subjects returned
via extradition are sought for narcotics or narcotics-related
offenses.
BULLEN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CAR SEARBY, L/LEI FOR TORRES AND MUELLER
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR CRIM/OIA ORJALES AND ESTABROOK
US MARSHALS SERVICE PLEASE PASS TO JIM SCHIELD
DEA FOR OF,OFI,DO,DCO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR
SUBJECT: DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WENDY ALMONTE EXTRADITED TO THE
UNITED STATES
REF: 2006 STATE 178816
1. On May 23, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Wendy Almonte to
the United States to stand trial in the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of New York for
multiple counts related to the importation of and possession
with intent to distribute of MDMA ("ecstasy"),as detailed in
indictment number CR-06-0083, filed on February 10, 2006. As
laid out in the indictment, Almonte was directly implicated
by two other drug traffickers in the importation of at least
35,000 ecstasy tablets between October 2002 and February 2005.
2. This case was brought before the Dominican government on
October 30, 2006, by virtue of an Embassy diplomatic note.
Shortly afterward, on November 27, 2006, the Criminal Chamber
of the Dominican Supreme Court issued a provisional warrant
for Almonte's arrest based on the USG request for
extradition. Almonte was arrested by agents of the Dominican
Drug Control Directorate's Fugitive Unit on May 12, 2007.
She made a voluntary, knowing, and intelligent waiver of her
right to contest extradition before the Dominican Supreme
Court on May 14, 2007.
3. The return of Almonte marks the 19th Dominican-national
fugitive returned through or in lieu of extradition
proceedings during CY-2007 (the 10th for FY-2007). As in
previous years, approximately 80 percent of subjects returned
via extradition are sought for narcotics or narcotics-related
offenses.
BULLEN