Colombian acting mayor arrested at posh home on drug trafficking charges
Colombian acting mayor, Kevin Simón López barros, arrested on drug trafficking charges.
The secretary of state and acting mayor of a Colombian city was arrested and is now facing extradition to the United States.
Kevin López was taken into custody Wednesday at his home in Riohacha, the capital of the province of La Guajira near the border with the Venezuelan state of Zulia.
López is accused by the Southern District of Florida of conspiring to commit a crime and drug trafficking, Colombia's Attorney General's Office said in a statement.
He was transferred to a holding facility in Bogotá as part of the process to complete his extradition.
Colombian acting mayor, Kevin Simón López barros, arrested on drug trafficking charges.
The secretary of state and acting mayor of a Colombian city was arrested and is now facing extradition to the United States.
Kevin López was taken into custody Wednesday at his home in Riohacha, the capital of the province of La Guajira near the border with the Venezuelan state of Zulia.
López is accused by the Southern District of Florida of conspiring to commit a crime and drug trafficking, Colombia's Attorney General's Office said in a statement.
He was transferred to a holding facility in Bogotá as part of the process to complete his extradition.
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00:00Mr. López Barrios has requested to appear in court in the United States for the crime of conspiring to destroy and traffick illegal drugs.
00:10Through a joint operation between the DEA agency of the United States and the National Police of Colombia,
00:17the capture of Kevin Simón López Barrios, a.k.a. Kevin, was achieved in the municipality of Maicao.
00:24This individual, who acts as Secretary of Government of the municipality of Maicao,
00:29is the leader of this criminal organization dedicated to the trafficking of narcotic substances from Colombia to the United States.
00:39It is known that the drug came out of the catatumbo in alliances with the ELN,
00:47was transported to La Guajira and through GoFast boats was sent to the Dominican Republic with the final destination, the United States of North America.
00:58Apparently they had a capacity for the shipment of one ton per month.
01:03It was two years of investigative activities and these six captures of these people who are being requested for extradition by the government of the United States of North America,
01:14add up to 36 more captures carried out in other operations through the DEA and the National Police.