Dino Delano Bouterse (born 27 September 1972) is the son of the former president of Suriname, Dési Bouterse. The former head of the Suriname Anti-Terrorist Unit, he is currently serving a 16-year sentence in the United States after being convicted in Manhattan, New York, on charges of drug smuggling and trying to help Hezbollah set up a base in Suriname and Latin America.[1]
Dino Bouterse | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dino Delano Bouterse 27 September 1972 |
| Nationality | Surinamese |
| Father | Dési Bouterse |
In July 2003, Bouterse was arrested on charges of large-scale theft of weapons in Suriname, when he attempted to enter Curaçao, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, under a false passport.[2][3] He was sentenced in 2005 to eight years' imprisonment for international drug and arms trafficking.[4][5]
On August 29, 2013, Bouterse was arrested by the DEA in Panama while traveling on a diplomatic passport. He was extradited to the United States and taken to New York City, where the U.S. attorney for Manhattan, Preet Bharara, sought the maximum sentence available but only obtained a 16-and-a-quarter-year prison sentence on 10 March 2015.[6] He could be released in 2027. He is currently held at FCA Yazoo City Low.
References
edit- ^ "AP Explains: What awaits Suriname's convicted president?". AP NEWS. 2019-11-29. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^ (in Dutch) "Dino Bouterse aangehouden op Curaçao", Trouw, 2003.
- ^ (in Dutch) "Dino Bouterse aangehouden op Curaçao", de Volkskrant, 2003.
- ^ (in Dutch) Iwan Brave, "Dino De 'Drugsdief'?", Brainwave's vergaarbak, 2007.
- ^ "Suriname president's son sentenced in New York over Hezbollah proposal". The Guardian. Reuters. 2015-03-10. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ^ "Surinamese Man Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To More Than 11 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Import Cocaine". www.justice.gov. 2016-12-07. Retrieved 2020-01-30.