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Medellín's Mayor Federico Gutiérrez Zuluaga emphasized that the city will not serve as a refuge for criminals.

U.S. District Court Judge Charlene Honeywell expressed disgust with the DEA for its failings and said other agents corrupted by "the allure of easy money" also needed to be investigated.

In raids last Tuesday, 22 people were captured by court order and 3 more in flagrante delicto. In 28 raids, an arsenal containing short- and long-range firearms, different caliber ammunition and $97 million in cash was seized.

US DEA Special Agent José Ismael Irizarry and his wife Nathalia Gomez Irizarry pled guilty to all charges in a mammoth scheme to steal government funds, drug proceeds and launder money. The Irizarrys apparently are related to the notorious Ambuila crime family of Cali, Colombia.