The Prosecutor’s Office and the Carabineros Directorate of the National Police dealt him a sophisticated blow. organization accused of illegally shipping leather products made from the skins of exotic and endangered animals to the United States.
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The operation has two scandalous elements: the three captured persons are sought to be extradited; Y one of them is one of the most famous international bag designers with dozens of awards and exports to New York, Paris and Madrid.
I’m Nancy Teresa González de Barberi, Founder of CI Diseño y Moda International SAS, a company founded in Cali in 1998.
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Diego Mauricio Rodríguez Giraldo and Jhon Camilo Aguilar Jaramillo were caught with the famous international designer. The prosecution notes that it “pointed to commercial maneuvers to secure the output of articles from Colombia.”
According to international investigations, those caught made handbags, bags and various items. with skins of babilla, crocodile, snake, among other wild species. They then contacted the citizens in Valle and persuaded them to go to the United States to bring the items.
And they were given a scenario: Before any question, they had to indicate that they were gifts for family or friends. But the products’ final destination was luxury stores and internationally recognized exhibitions such as New York Fashion Week.
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Established in the investigation each passenger allegedly received airfare and $600 to live in the United States. According to the prosecution, the articles were sent “without the permission of environmental authorities and without complying with the regulations set by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Diego Mauricio Rodriguez Giraldo One of those arrested was the purchasing manager of CI Diseños y Moda Intenacional SAS for at least seven years.
The other, Jhon Camilo Aguilar, is a trusted man of the famous designer.
All three are required by the court He was arrested for smuggling southern Florida, illegally bringing wildlife into the United States, defrauding that country by obstructing and obstructing government functions.
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The catch shocked the design world, who saw Cali as the person who revolutionized the fashion world with crocodile-skin bags bought by figures like Salma Hayek, Victoria Beckham, Eva Longoria and Britney Spears.
Her bags are available at the most exclusive department stores in New York, Paris or Tokyo, along with Hermès, Chanel, and Louis Vuitton, and their unit prices range from $700 to $25,000.
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Those who were caught were transferred He was sent to Bogotá and remained at the disposal of the Nation’s Attorney General while the extradition process was carried out.
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