The Dominican Republic and the United States have signed a new extradition treaty, replacing the current one which dates from 1909.
The new treaty aims at strengthening law enforcement cooperation and enhancing the extradition process between the two countries, extending the range of extraditable offenses, which now include tax evasion, high technology, terrorism, and contract killings, and establishing clear extradition procedures.
The treaty must go through the appropriate legislative procedure in both countries before coming into effect.