SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel and and cited ex-infielder Luis Castillo for their alleged links to a drug-trafficking and money-laundering ring, officials said Tuesday.
Dominican Attorney General Jean Alain Rodriguez said police are also actively pursuing the alleged leader of the ring, Cesar Emilio Peralta, also known as "Cesar the Abuser.'' Castillo -- not the current Cincinnati Reds' pitcher -- has not yet been arrested.
"Eighteen other people are linked to this network, including athletes and baseball players Octavio Dotel and Luis Castillo,'' Rodriguez said in a news conference, calling it "the most important drug-trafficking structure in the region.