Two Dutch men arrested in Colombia in international drug investigation
Two Dutch men have been arrested in Colombia in an international drug investigation. The Netherlands has not requested their extradition, and their identities have not been made public.
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Two Dutch men have been arrested in Colombia at the request of the Netherlands’ Public Prosecution Service, the service confirmed, according to Dutch news outlet Nieuws.nl. The men’s identities have not been released, and the Netherlands has not yet asked Colombia to extradite them. [1]
The arrests are part of an international drug investigation. Colombia’s El Tiempo newspaper reported that the men are suspected of smuggling cocaine to Europe, particularly Belgium and the Netherlands, and of acting as a link between European criminal groups and Colombian drug traffickers. It said they were arrested in Cali and Medellín. These allegations have not been confirmed by the Dutch prosecution service in the report. [1]
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