BOGOTA, July 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Norwegian man dubbed “El Profesor” who is accused of leading a crime ring that trafficked cocaine from South America to Europe on sailboats was captured in Bogota, Colombian police said.
Pazooki Farhad was detained at El Dorado airport, while his alleged right-hand man and fellow Norwegian Bernsten Bjarte was captured in the Caribbean coastal city of Barranquilla, a police statement said.
“According to investigations by various international agencies, the captured citizen (Pazooki Farhad) had criminal links with the so-called Clan del Golfo (the largest Colombian cartel) and Mexican cartels such as Sinaloa and Jalisco Nueva Generacion,” police said.
On July 19, Spanish police reported the arrest of 50 people allegedly linked to Pazooki Farhad in Spain and in seven other countries, as well as the seizure of 1.5 tonnes of cocaine and eight “drug-shipping sailboats.”
Colombia remains the world’s leading producer of cocaine, despite decades of war against the cartels. — NNN-AGENCIES
