- The Colombian police have arrested a Swiss man.
- VG was wanted by Interpol and hid in Santa Marta for months.
- The Swiss man is now threatened with extradition to Spain.
In Colombia, the National Police have arrested a drug trafficker wanted in Spain. The Swiss is also accused of being part of a criminal organization. VG was previously wanted by Interpol. According to Spanish authorities, the arrested man is the leader of a transnational criminal network for drug trafficking with Europe.
Hiding under a false identity
According to the Argentine newspaper infobae, the attack in the coastal city of Santa Marta came after six months of surveillance. According to investigators, he hid there under false identities. According to the Colombian National Police, the Swiss citizen also had Greek, Spanish and Belgian identity documents and is said to have posed as an Albanian citizen in Colombia under the name Arsen Xhuti Zuluaga in order to avoid immigration and police controls.
Within the criminal organization, G. is said to have been responsible for logistical coordination, infrastructure management and planning of secret laboratories for drug production north of the province of Valencia in Spain. The conditions for extradition to Spain are currently being examined, according to the Colombian police.
Benedikt Hollenstein (bho) has been at 20 minutes since 2021. He writes for the news desk and also takes on day management shifts there.
