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09-10-2009, 01:40 PM
As reported in Diario Libre, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Federal Bureau for Investigations (FBI) had alerted the DNCD to the presence of Figueroa several months ago. Reportedly, he is a key figure working for a Colombian drug cartel that moved tons of drugs and millions in cash.
Diario Libre reports that when he was being pursued by the agents, Figueroa suffered an accident in the Cherokee Jeep he was driving and escaped by abandoning the vehicle that was caught in traffic on Av. Roberto Pastoriza. Files found in a laptop left behind in the jeep provided leads for the confiscation of an armored Mercedes Benz with US$4.6 million in reported cash inside.
Diario Libre says that it is thought the cash was to have been used to pay for a drug shipment.
A source told Diario Libre: "It is the unexplained case of a man with a criminal record like this, who flaunted his wealth so everyone could see."
Diario Libre reports that Figueroa underwent plastic surgery here to evade the Puerto Rican authorities. The newspaper says the gang he led moved over US$200 million a month. It is said the gang also imported luxury cars from the US using forged documents and sold these through an unnamed Santiago dealer.
The newspaper reports that the International Police (Interpol) has been on the case for the past 6 months, and that several days earlier Figueroa tried to bribe a high-ranking officer with US$1 million.
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Diario Libre reports that when he was being pursued by the agents, Figueroa suffered an accident in the Cherokee Jeep he was driving and escaped by abandoning the vehicle that was caught in traffic on Av. Roberto Pastoriza. Files found in a laptop left behind in the jeep provided leads for the confiscation of an armored Mercedes Benz with US$4.6 million in reported cash inside.
Diario Libre says that it is thought the cash was to have been used to pay for a drug shipment.
A source told Diario Libre: "It is the unexplained case of a man with a criminal record like this, who flaunted his wealth so everyone could see."
Diario Libre reports that Figueroa underwent plastic surgery here to evade the Puerto Rican authorities. The newspaper says the gang he led moved over US$200 million a month. It is said the gang also imported luxury cars from the US using forged documents and sold these through an unnamed Santiago dealer.
The newspaper reports that the International Police (Interpol) has been on the case for the past 6 months, and that several days earlier Figueroa tried to bribe a high-ranking officer with US$1 million.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#11)