Puerto Rican drug lord Jose David Figueroa Agosto was arrested Saturday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after leading DEA agents on a high speed chase.  Agosto is better known in the region as Jr. Capsula, Figueroa Agosto.

He originally went to prison on murder charges, but escaped a San Juan jail in 1999, according to Harry Rodriguez of the San Juan FBI press office.

Figueroa Agosto fled to the Dominican Republic, where he continued drug trafficking, Rodriguez said. He was arrested “some time ago” but was released for an unknown reason. He was re-arrested in the Dominican Republic and was caught with close to $4 million in cash. He managed to escape and return to Puerto Rico, the FBI said.

Figueroa Agosto has been charged by U.S. authorities with passport fraud and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Dominican authorities have sought Figueroa Agosto for multiple violations including kidnapping, money laundering, drug trafficking and murder. He also has been linked to criminal activity in Colombia and Venezuela, according to the DEA.

Two others were arrested with Agosto on Saturday but their names have not been released.

[aliases: Jose David Figueroa Agosta, Jose David Figueroa Agosto, Jr. Capsula, Figueroa Agosto]