Tag: puerto rico
Crypto Cash & Caribbean Runs
⏱ 3 min read San Juan, PR – Two men busted for moving drug money through cryptocurrency are cooling their heels in a Puerto Rico jail after being extradited from the Dominican Republic. Pedro J. Espinal-Arthur and Luis Febles-Peralta, along with Febles-Peralta’s brother Germán E. Arredondo-Peralta, are accused of laundering millions in drug proceeds from…
Crypto Cash & Cocaine: DR-PR Drug Ring Busted
San Juan, Puerto Rico – A transatlantic drug money laundering operation built on the promise of untraceable cryptocurrency has been dismantled by federal agents, resulting in the arrests of three men with ties to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. The ring allegedly funneled millions in illicit profits through digital currencies, attempting to cloak the…
Crypto Cash & Cocaine: DR Duo Extradited in Drug Money Scheme
Two men are cooling their heels in a Puerto Rican jail after a swift extradition from the Dominican Republic, accused of laundering millions in drug money through the murky world of cryptocurrency. Pedro J. Espinal-Arthur and Luis Febles-Peralta arrived stateside on March 11, 2026, facing federal charges that could send them away for decades. The…
Crypto Cash & Kingpins: DR to PR
⏱ 3 min read Two alleged drug money launderers are cooling their heels in a Puerto Rico jail after being extradited from the Dominican Republic this week. Pedro J. Espinal-Arthur and Luis Febles-Peralta are accused of funneling millions in drug cash through cryptocurrency in an attempt to hide its origins. The pair were arrested January…
Crypto Laundering: Puerto Rico Duo Nabbed
⏱ 3 min read Two alleged money launderers are cooling their heels in a Puerto Rico jail after a transatlantic takedown. Pedro J. Espinal-Arthur and Luis Febles-Peralta were extradited from the Dominican Republic on March 11, 2026, to face federal charges for washing drug proceeds through cryptocurrency. The schemes allegedly ran from April 2021 through…
