Diego León Osorio Rendón was arrested in April 2023, at the José María Córdova International Airport, in Rionegro (Antioquia).
In light of the evidence and arguments presented by the Attorney General’s Office, the Superior Tribunal of Antioquia ratified in the second instance the eight-year prison sentence against the former professional soccer player, Diego León Osorio Rendón, for manufacture, trafficking or possession narcotics.
The athlete was arrested in flagrante delicto at the International Airport of Rionegro (Antioquia), on April 13, 2023, minutes before boarding a flight that would take him to Madrid (Spain). A canine from the National Police alerted, so his luggage was inspected by National Police officers. During the inspection, nearly one kilogram of cocaine hydrochloride was found hidden in the insoles of four pairs of tennis shoes.
On May 21, Osorio Rendón, 54, was sentenced in first instance. This decision was appealed at the time by the defense. The Superior Court of Antioquia confirmed the Office of the Attorney General’s reasoning and stated that the analyses carried out on the narcotic tested positive results for cocaine. In this regard, it emphasized that the way in which the illicit substance was hidden showed that it was going to be used for sale and distribution in Spain.
The information contained in this press release corresponds to the narration of the objective news provided by the officials in charge of carrying out criminal investigations within the Office of the Attorney General. By the time this communication is disclosed, the legal status of the people mentioned is still pending to be resolved by the competent judicial authority, always under the presumption of innocence contemplated by Article 29 of the Political Constitution and Article 7 of Law 906 of 2004.