The US Embassy in Santo Domingo closed its DEA office in the Dominican Republic on February 12, 2026, while condemning corruption, according to an Associated Press report shared by journalist Danica Coto at approximately 11:59 PM UTC within the past hour (https://x.com/danicacoto/status/2022067296953565683; https://apnews.com/article/dominican-republic-us-embassy-dea-closed-corruption-54591d738da054d32375b8096b485af8). The closure addresses corruption issues involving the DEA office, as stated in the US Embassy's announcement reported by AP News. No specific details on implicated individuals or the scope of the corruption were provided in the sources during this one-hour window from 11:15:40 PM to 12:15:46 AM UTC on February 13. This development occurs separately from ongoing Cuban regime actions reported earlier on February 12, including pretrial detention of El4tico dissidents Ernesto Ricardo Medina and Kamil Zayas PĂ©rez in HolguĂn by Provincial Prosecutor Yamisel Hernández, and charcoal rationing in Guantánamo due to fuel shortages, as previously noted by opposition figure MagJorgeCastro.
