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Case links alleged Syria-based arms network to ELN cocaine shipments Colombia’s National Police extradited five Colombian nationals to the United States on August 6, 2026, handing them over to US federal authorities in connection with investigations into drug trafficking, money...

Three foreign nationals wanted by the United States, Panama and the Netherlands were detained in and around Medellín within one week, highlighting the city's growing cooperation with Interpol and international law-enforcement agencies.

Aldana-Gil managed cocaine smuggling logistics from Cali, bribing airport staff and altering manifests to load drugs onto planes.

“There’s an unfortunate trend in the region where laws are really good on paper, but they’re not fully put into practice,” said Julia Yansura of the FACT Coalition.

The charges against his son result from an investigation that the President himself called for.

Colombia now has alleged Russian spies in custody along with Colombian collaborators who have already pled guilty.

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.

Colombian President Iván Duque lauded the extradition of Saab, calling it a “triumph in the fight against drug trafficking, money laundering and corruption led by the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro.”

Prosecutors charged Rico with money laundering, to which he pled not guilty. A judge ordered Rico, the truck and the cash held pending trial.

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.