Fugitive from Puerto Rico arrested on drug charges in Camden
Domitilo Delgado-Ruiz, 50, is wanted on a charge of attempted murder in a 2018 domestic violence case.
A 50-year-old man wanted in Puerto Rico on a charge of attempted murder was arrested last month in Camden for allegedly transporting 12 ounces of cocaine, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said Monday.
Domitilo Delgado-Ruiz, 50, whose most recent address was in Reading, Pa., was listed among the 10 most wanted fugitives in the Puerto Rican city of Ponce for a 2018 domestic violence incident in which he allegedly fired a gun but did not wound anyone.
Delgado-Ruiz was being held at the Camden County Correctional Facility pending extradition to Puerto Rico, prosecutors said.
“We commend the outstanding work of our law enforcement partners whose diligence and coordination led to the arrest of a fugitive wanted in Puerto Rico,” Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay said in a statement.
In February, detectives from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force received information that a suspect was driving a Toyota minivan in Camden with a large quantity of cocaine.
Detectives from multiple agencies conducted surveillance on the minivan, which was registered to an address in Reading, and conducted a vehicle stop in Camden on Feb. 27.
Detectives identified Delgado-Ruiz and learned he was wanted by authorities in Puerto Rico. He was charged with first-degree possession with intent to distribute a controlled dangerous substance and third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance.
The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office task force was assisted in the investigation by the Camden County Sheriff’s Office, Berlin Township Police Department, Berks County District Attorney’s Office, and Reading Police Department.