Sources from the Military Forces confirmed to EL TIEMPO: Former professional football player Rolan de la Cruz Biojó, who was being extradited by the USA, was captured.
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De la Cruz was captured in Tumaco (Nariño) by the Joint Stabilization and Consolidation Task Force Hercules, together with the Department of the Prosecutor’s Office specialized in combating drug trafficking. DEA, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration agency.
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According to information received from the Military Forces Rolan de la Cruz Biojó “He was a famous professional football player and was later nationalized in Equatorial Guinea.“.
There he played as a midfielder for different clubs in the country and represented the national team at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012.
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The military authority stated that Rolan contracted malaria in Equatorial Guinea in 2013 and survived.“But his health and physical condition were no longer ideal for a high-performance athlete.”.
After recovery from the disease, the athlete’s life changed, and according to the review conducted by the Military Forces, “He decided to retire from the courts, return to Colombia and devote himself to criminal business such as drug trafficking.“.
Investigators point out that he is part of an international drug trafficking network and works for a warehouse company where citrus fruits are stored. The business extends to the municipalities of Buga, Tuluá and Caicedonia in the Valle del Cauca.
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“The authorities are investigating whether this company has any connection with criminal activities, because the captured person will use these warehouses to camouflage the shipment of cocaine and hallucinogenic substances in fruit pulp that they process there and then market them to North America,” the FF.MM report reads. .
The military institution said that the former football player ““He was wanted by U.S. authorities due to his repeated shipments of narcotics being sent into this country.”
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The former football player had an existing arrest warrant and extradition request from the United States District Court for the District of Texas, oral memo number 1157, dated July 19, 2022. Having to go to trial for drug trafficking and conspiracy to commit a crime.
Rolan was a professional football player between 2005 and 2013. He played for teams such as Deportivo Pasto, Deportivo Cali, Independiente Santa Fe, Cortuluá, Panama Arabe Unidos and Equatorial Guinea Panthers.
Rolan de la Cruz Biojo, The 39-year-old was transferred to the extraditable wing of La Picota prison in Bogotá, where he hopes his request to be extradited to the United States will be approved by the Supreme Court of Justice.
He was born in Tumaco (Nariño) and stands out with his height of 1.94 centimeters.
Old player, successful as a midfielderHe started his professional life at Deportivo Cali in 2006. In 2007, he played for Deportivo Pasto and Independiente Santa Fe.
He was with Cortulúa in 2008 and played for the Arab Kingdom team in 2010.
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