The properties valued at more than 23.000 million COP are located in Medellín, Puerto Triunfo, Marinilla, Sonsón, and San Pedro de Urabá (Antioquia).
After the extradition of Hernán Mauricio Zuluaga Bustos to the United States, country that categorized him as one of the drug trafficking leaders of the ‘Clan del Golfo,’ the Attorney General’s Office launched several investigative activities that led to the discovery of hidden assets.
Houses, vehicles, motorcycles, and companies were allegedly purchased with resourced derived from the shipment of cocaine hydrochloride by sea from Golfo de Urabá to international destinations. The evidence indicates that the assets were registered in the names of third parties and acquaintances of Zuluaga Bustos, apparently to prevent them from being tracked by the authorities and to discover their illicit origin.
In this regard, the Specialized Directorate on Assets Forfeiture imposed precautionary measures on them, such as suspension of power to alienate a property and a seizure process.
These are 30 properties, preliminarily valued at more than 23.000 million COP, which were seized in joint operations with the National Police in Medellín, Puerto Triunfo, Marinilla, Sonsón, and San Pedro de Urabá (Antioquia).
The assets were placed under the disposal of the Special Assets Society (Sociedad de Activos Especiales SAE).
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.