Man arrested over alleged plot to attack President Abinader

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – Dominican Republic law enforcement officials have taken a 29-year-old man, Delvinson De la Cruz Sosa, into custody as part of an active criminal probe into purported violent threats against sitting President Luis Abinader. The coordinated operation unfolded when authorized teams executed court-issued search warrants at two separate locations linked to the suspect: a residential apartment in the Vista del Valle neighborhood of San Francisco de Macorís, located in Duarte province, and the Molina Hardware Store, where De la Cruz Sosa is formally employed. According to statements from the Public Prosecutor’s Office, national intelligence units first uncovered and flagged suspicious activity tied to the detainee, indicating he was developing concrete plans to harm the head of state. During the raids, officials recovered a range of electronic devices and unidentified chemical materials, both of which are currently undergoing forensic analysis to determine their relevance to the alleged plot. Court documents attached to the search warrant reveal that investigators are examining claims the suspect intended to launch an attack on President Abinader on November 6, 2026, when the head of state is scheduled to attend official Constitution Day ceremonies hosted at the National Congress. The high-stakes investigation is receiving specialized technical support from the Cybercrime Investigation Division under the National Intelligence Directorate (DNI), while prosecutors confirm they are still actively collecting additional corroborating evidence to build a full, transparent case. Local news outlet DominicanScope first reported details of the arrest operation for Dominican audiences.