Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader has said that a temporary agreement to allow U.S. anti-narcotics personnel access to restricted airport areas will run until April 2026, clarifying the scope of the deal.
The accord forms part of a wider, more aggressive operation in the war against drugs by U.S. President Donald Trump in the Caribbean, intended to increase pressure on Venezuela to do more to tackle the cartels.
The agreement was reached last week during a visit to the Dominican Republic by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who described the accord as a “model that we hope to expand with other countries.”…