While trying to catch a flight at the José María Córdova international airport in Rionegro, Antioquia, A former Colombian football victory has been captured.
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According to police information, In his suitcase, he carried a total of 1,849 grams of cocaine, hidden inside several tennis shoes.
Zula was discovered when the former player of the Colombian National Team was ready to board a plane to Madrid (Spain). last April 9 However, information regarding this new drug trafficking case has only emerged so far.
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about Diego Leon Osorio already convicted of drug trafficking. As a matter of fact, due to the same events, the former football player was hired in 2002, in Miami; and in Rionegro, Antioquia in 2016.
In February 2019, a Rionegro court convicted Osorio From producing and marketing drugs to house arrest for up to five years.
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In the 1990s, José María Cordova in Rionegro, one of the impenetrable walls behind the mighty Atlético Nacional, was caught at the airport, at the time trying to transport alkaloids through his underwear. The scanner detected more than 50 bags among the former athlete’s suitcase.
The new capture was confirmed to EL TIEMPO by the National Police Directorate.
Apparently, the 52-year-old former player who started in a youth tournament (in 1989) has been placed under house arrest, as reported by RCN.
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The player’s trunk was filled with sneakers, in which high-purity cocaine was stored. Former player’s history They took the airport police to check each shoe and found a total of 1,849 pounds.
However, this isn’t the first time a Colombian player has been involved in drug trafficking.
Anthony De Ávila, former player of América de Cali and Colombian National Team, was caught in an operation in the city of Naples in Italy in September 2021 for crimes related to drug trafficking.
Also, in mid-2019, John Viáfara, The former glory of Colombian sport was captured in Bogotá and transported to the Jamundí prison in Valle del Cauca, where he came from. According to authorities, the athlete was part of a criminal network that shipped cocaine to the United States. Added to the list are former players under investigation for links to drug trafficking, including names like Edwin Congó, Mauricio ‘El Chicho’ Serna.
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