Dominican's largest drug trafficking gang dismantled after raids, says prosecutor

Members of the National Army guard as National Directorate of Drug Control (DNC) and Public Ministry raid one of the properties of Cesar Emilio Peralta accused of running a wide network of drug trafficking in the Dominican Republic and the U.S., in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic August 20, 2019. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) - The Dominican Republic's top prosecutor said on Tuesday that the Caribbean nation's largest drug trafficking gang has been dismantled, a group that allegedly used two former professional baseball players to launder assets.

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Octavio Dotel was arrested earlier on Tuesday, while Luis Castillo, also a former player, was named by authorities as being part of the gang.