Five individuals who were allegedly part of a transnational network trafficking drugs to southern area of the United States were arrested for extradition purposes

The arrests took place in Cali, Jamundí, Buenaventura (Valle de Cauca), and Santander de Quilichao (Cauca)

The Directorate specialized in the fight against Drug Trafficking, the National Police Anti-Narcotics Directorate (DIRAN) and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), successfully arrested, for extradition purposes, five individuals accused of being part of a transnational network involved in the production and shipment of narcotics to Central America, with final destination Texas, in the southern area of the United States.

The people involved are Jean Carlos Ansasoy Narváez, alias enfermero, who would be the criminal group’s main financier and logistics manager, and responsible for the purchase of narcotics in the Colombian Pacific coastal area. The other individuals are Jeison Stiven Acosta Ansasoy, alias Jeison; Yeferson Albeiro Ansasoy Atoy, alias Atoy; Juan Carlos Ojeda Realpe, alias Balin and Jeovanny Aguilar Jiménez.

These individuals are wanted by the United States District Court for the District of Texas for the crimes of criminal conspiracy and drug trafficking.

According to the evidence, the arrested people were allegedly part of a structure that operated cocaine hydrochloride production laboratories in Cauca and sent shipments from Puerto Saija area to El Salvador, Mexico, and the United States by using low-profile vessels (LPVs).

Authorities find them responsible for three criminal actions, in which 4,580 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride were seized, with a potential distribution of approximately 11,450,000 doses.

It is worth mentioning that the arrests were carried out at different locations in Valle del Cauca and Cauca, specifically in Cali, Jamundí, Buenaventura, and Santander de Quilichao. Prosecutors from the branch office in Bucaramanga (Seccional Bucaramanga) appointed to the Delegate Office for Territorial Security, also participated in the investigations.

The Office of the Attorney General makes this information public for reasons of general interest.

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.