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| Agim Çerma in handcuffs coming out from the charter |
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| Agim Çerma accompanied by two Colombian police officers |
Colombian television news channel Canal RCN reported that Agim Çerma, known as "Jimmy Cerma", was arrested along with four other people as the leader of a group receiving money from Europe and cocaine from Cauca - east of Colombia, - to then ship via airline to the United States.
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| Agim Çerma being questioned by the Colombian police |
The General Prosecutor's Office shared images on Twitter, as HE confirmed that the group was led by "an Albanian citizen" and that the 5 arrested will be extradited to the US.
#ATENCIÓN | Desarticulada red narcotraficante, cuyo cabecilla sería un ciudadano albanés. Los 5 presuntos integrantes de la estructura, señalada de sacar cocaína de Colombia en vuelos chárter, fueron capturados con fines de extradición. pic.twitter.com/hh1uEDNCUJ
— Fiscalía Colombia (@FiscaliaCol) July 18, 2021
Çerma was arrested along with William Cruz Pérez, Pedro Antonio Penagos Londoño, Jairo Fernando Cardona López and Edwin Durlandy Montilla González. Colombian police, who carried out the operation to stop him in collaboration with the US Anti-Drug Agency (DEA), found over 330 kilograms of cocaine and 2 billion pesos - about 450 thousand euros.
Authorities suspect Çerma had close ties to the infamous Clan del Golfo drug cartel, known as the paramilitary faction involved in several armed conflicts in Colombia.
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