A control operation carried out by the Metropolitan Police of Santiago de Cali allowed the capture of a 27-year-old woman who was wanted by the judicial authorities of Brazil through an INTERPOL red notice, for her alleged responsibility in crimes related to international drug trafficking.
The arrest took place in the La Unión neighborhood, south of the capital of Valle del Cauca, where the uniformed officers verified the identity of the woman and confirmed that she was listed as a fugitive from foreign justice.
According to the judicial process, the captured woman had been convicted for events that occurred in April 2018.
According to official information, the woman, identified as Luz Ángela, was initially detained at the Tabatinga airport, Brazil, when she was trying to transport nearly six kilograms of cocaine attached to her body, with the final destination being Mexico. After his capture, he received a first prison sentence, which was later replaced by house arrest.
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However, according to the authorities, the defendant would have taken advantage of this judicial benefit to leave Brazilian territory, return to Colombia and fail to comply with the imposed measure, which is why the INTERPOL red notice was issued for her location and international arrest.
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General Edwin Urrego, commander of the Cali Metropolitan Police, explained that the woman was finally sentenced to 15 years in prison, a sentence that she must serve after the extradition process requested by the requesting country.
After her capture in Cali, the woman was placed at the disposal of the International Affairs Office of the Attorney General’s Office, an entity that will carry out the corresponding procedures to make her extradition to Brazil effective.
The authorities highlighted that this result is part of the work coordinated with international organizations to combat drug trafficking and close the way to criminal structures dedicated to transnational drug trafficking.
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