Three-time MLB All-Star and veteran pitcher among 21 people arrested in the Dominican Republic as part of what the country's attorney general called the 'largest operation in the history' of his office.
A three-time MLB All-Star and a veteran pitcher were among 21 people arrested in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday as part of what the country's attorney general called the"largest operation in the history" of his office.
The operation allegedly funneled drugs from South America through the Dominican Republic as an intermediary before they arrived in the United States, according to the attorney general's office. There were 18 other people in the country who were swept up in the raids, which Rodriguez said took the efforts of 700 people, including 50 prosecutors, and agents from the National Drug Control Directorate and the Ministry of Defense.
The United States' Drug Enforcement Agency, FBI, Special Division of Transnational Organized Crime Investigation and the Department of Justice all assisted Dominican authorities in the bust.Castillo made the All-Star Game in 2002, 2003 and 2005 and finished with 1,889 career hits and 1,001 career runs scored. He is the Marlins franchise leader in career hits, at-bats, runs scored, triples and games played.
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