2013 · Southern District of New York

Dino Bouterse and 1 Co-defendant

Latest release: Former South American Counter-Terrorism Official Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To More Than 16 Years In Prison For Attempting To Support Hezbollah

The Case's Tie to Hezbollah, in the Government's Words

“In 2013, BOUTERSE used his position to assist individuals he believed were members of Hezbollah.”

U.S. Department of Justice, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Senior South American Counterterrorism Figure For Attempting To Support Hezbollah, press release, Nov. 8, 2013, para. 6, justice.gov.

Defendants and Outcomes

Dino Bouterse Sentenced as of Mar. 10, 2015

“Dino Bouterse, a citizen of Suriname who assisted in the formation of that country’s Counter-Terrorism Unit, was sentenced today in federal court in New York City to 195 months in prison for attempting to provide material support and resources to Hezbollah, a designated terrorist organization, along with narcotics trafficking and firearms offenses.”

U.S. Department of Justice, South American Counter-Terrorism Official Sentenced to 195 Months in Prison for Attempting to Support Hezbollah, press release, Mar. 10, 2015, para. 3, justice.gov.
1 co-defendant is charged in the same case. The release does not tie this person to Hezbollah by name, so the name is not shown here.

Exhibits

Exhibit 1
U.S. Department of Justice, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Senior South American Counterterrorism Figure For Attempting To Support Hezbollah, press release, Nov. 8, 2013, justice.gov.

Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.
Summary The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the Drug Enforcement Administration announced the unsealing of a superseding indictment charging Dino Bouterse with attempting to provide material support to Hezbollah, along with previously alleged cocaine importation and weapons offenses. Bouterse was arrested in Panama on August 29, 2013, arrived in the United States on August 30, 2013, and the case was assigned to United States District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin.
Exhibit 2
U.S. Department of Justice, Former Head Of Suriname’s Counter-Terrorism Unit Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Attempting To Support Hezbollah, Narcotics Trafficking, And Firearms Offenses, press release, Aug. 29, 2014, justice.gov.

Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.
Summary The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced that Dino Bouterse pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to attempting to provide material support to Hezbollah, conspiring to import cocaine into the United States, and carrying a firearm in connection with that conspiracy. Bouterse entered the guilty plea before U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin after his August 2013 arrest and transfer to the United States.
Exhibit 3
U.S. Department of Justice, South American Counter-Terrorism Official Sentenced to 195 Months in Prison for Attempting to Support Hezbollah, press release, Mar. 10, 2015, justice.gov.

Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.
Summary The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Dino Bouterse, a Surinamese citizen who assisted in forming Suriname’s Counter-Terrorism Unit, was sentenced in federal court in New York City to 195 months in prison for attempting to provide material support to Hezbollah, narcotics trafficking, and firearms offenses. The sentence was imposed by U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin after Bouterse pleaded guilty on August 29, 2014.
Exhibit 4
U.S. Department of Justice, Former South American Counter-Terrorism Official Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To More Than 16 Years In Prison For Attempting To Support Hezbollah, press release, Mar. 10, 2015, justice.gov.

Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.
Summary The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the Justice Department’s National Security Division announced that Surinamese citizen Dino Bouterse was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 195 months in prison after pleading guilty to attempting to provide material support to Hezbollah, conspiring to import cocaine, and a firearms offense. The document states that Bouterse was sentenced on the date of the announcement, after his guilty plea on August 29, 2014, and was also ordered to pay a $300 special assessment.