A Norwegian national, accused of being the head of a ring that trafficked cocaine from Latin America to Europe by sailboat, was arrested yesterday in Bogota, Colombian police announced. As separate “investigations carried out by international agencies” showed, the arrested man “had criminal ties with the so-called Clan del Golfo (a.k.a. Colombia’s largest cartel) and Mexican cartels such as the Sinaloa and New Generation of Jalisco” , the police explained in a press release. Pazouki Farhad, also known by the nickname El Profesor (“the professor”), coordinated “the production” of cocaine and its “trafficking from South America to Europe” on sailboats, according to the same source. He was taken into custody at the Colombian capital’s El Dorado International Airport. His right-hand man, Bernsten Bjarte, also a Norwegian citizen, was arrested at the same time in Barranquilla (north), according to Colombian police. On July 19, Spanish police announced the arrest of 50 people allegedly linked to the ring […]
Source: News Beast
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