LEADER OF DOMINICAN-BASED DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION EXTRADITED FROM COLOMBIA TO UNITED STATES TO FACE CHARGES AS PART OF HOMELAND SECURITY TASK FORCE INITIATIVE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:

The leader of a Dominican Republic-based international cocaine trafficking and money laundering organization was extradited from Colombia to the United States yesterday to facedrug trafficking charges filed in two separate indictments in the Districts of Puerto Rico and New Jersey as well asmoney laundering charges in the District of New Jersey.The prosecutions are part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) initiative.

Erick Randhiel Mosquea Polanco,also known as "Ramon" and "E," 45, made his initial appearance in Puerto Rico today. He will make an initial appearance in New Jersey at a later date.Mosquea Polanco was identified...