On Tuesday, two Norwegian citizens were arrested in Colombia, suspected in a drug case. The local media write that. – Kripos can confirm that we are aware of the arrests, but we cannot comment as this is a Spanish investigation. Questions about the case must be directed to the Spanish and Colombian police. This is what Jonas Fabritius Christoffersen in Kripos writes in an e-mail to news. One of the Norwegians will go by the nickname “The Professor”, and is accused of leading one of the largest drug-trafficking organizations in the world, Colombian media write. The investigation shows that the “Professor” has connections to the so-called “Gulf clan” and the Mexican cartels Sinaloa and Jalisco Nueva Generación. It was Dagbladet that mentioned the case in Norway first. According to the local media, the “Professor” was responsible for coordinating drug production and the transport of the drugs from South America to Europe. The “professor” was arrested at El Dorado airport in Bogota, while the other Norwegian citizen was arrested in the city of Barranquilla. Published 30.07.2024, at 16.25 Updated 30.07.2024, at 16.32
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