A ringleader of a transnational criminal organization which trafficked drugs to China and other Asian countries was sentenced

The  2^nd Interim Specialized Criminal Court in Pereira (Risaralda) sentenced Adriana Jimena Benjumea López to 15 years in prison as coauthor of drug trafficking, manufacture and aggravated drug possession with aggravated criminal conspiracy and murder (severally committed).

She was accused of being the ringleader of a transnational criminal organization involved in drug trafficking activities from Colombia to Asian countries, especially China, which was dismantled in November 2014 when authorities arrested nine of its members, including the above mentioned woman. This was a simultaneous operation which was carried out in Pereira (Risaralda), Cali (Valle del Cauca) and Armenia (Quindío).