Police spokesman Maximo Baez says Fermin Antonio Taveras Ramirez had lightened his hair and erased all of his fingerprints through surgery.
He said Taveras was found submerged in a tank of water in an attempt to hide from authorities. The suspect is expected to be extradited to Panama to face charges. It is unclear if he has an attorney.
Another Dominican identified as Alcibiades Mendez and an unidentified Panamanian have been arrested in Panama and charged with kidnapping and murder.
Panamanian authorities found the bodies of the five men in September. They had been kidnapped for ransom.
Domincian police is looking for other suspects. The young Chinese were murdered and burried under the floor of the Dominican's house after the ransom was collected. The name of the victims are Yesenia Lou Kam, 19 years; Young Wu Ken, 27; Sammy Zenq Chen, 19; Yoel Liu Wung, 19; and Georgina Lee Chen, 18 years....... Dominican Lied In His Statement About His Accomplice......