The operation was led by the Colombian National Police in cooperation with a Venezuelan intelligence agency, where surveillance activities, support of technical equipment, and control of communications were conducted on the criminal organization.
Financial implications: Authorities conducted asset recovery activities on all the property and front companies used for money laundering in Colombia, where B. R. had established a significant illegal financial wealth.
Colombia
Venezuela (República Bolivariana de)The authorities conducted asset recovery activities over all the property and front companies used for money laundering in Colombia where B. R. had established a significant illegal financial wealth.
Asset recovery activities applied on properties located in the North Valley and Bogota (Colombia).
Tracking equipment and management of persons with access to the target.
Venezuela (República Bolivariana de)
Estados Unidos de América- Provision of defendant’s identification documents and fingerprints, INTERPOL red notice, order of extradition and national arrest warrant.
- Exchange of information through real-time communication, coordination meetings in Colombia and Venezuela, control of movement of people close to the target.
- International Cooperation Channels: The exchange of information was conducted through the Latin American and Caribbean Community Police Intelligence (CLACIP).
- One individual was extradited to the United States of America.
The trial is ongoing in the United States of America
The apprehension of alias B. R. meant the dismantlement of major organizations involved in the Norte del Valle Cartel, as well as the apprehension of the oldest drug dealer in Colombia associated with the Rodriguez brothers.
1. This operation allowed for the strengthening of diplomatic relations with Venezuela, restoring of confidence in both countries’ institutions, which allowed for a highly effective cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime.
2. The success of this operation opens the space for the consolidation of partnerships and the obtaining of effective results against organized crime and transnational crime.
3. After this operation, Colombia’s National Police strengthened its credibility and positioning at a regional and global level in the fight against drug trafficking and transnational organized crime, with a clear message to Colombian drug dealers located in other countries of the region.
4. Police cooperation was an essential element in order to achieve the objectives.