Belgian wanted by justice arrested in Cartagena for drug trafficking
A Belgian among Belgium's most wanted criminals has been arrested in Colombia. An extradition procedure is underway.
Arrest of highly wanted Belgian criminal in Colombia
Colombian police have arrested in Cartagena, on the Caribbean coast, a Belgian national subject to an Interpol "red notice" for drug trafficking and violent crimes. La Libre reports that he is one of the "most wanted criminals" according to Belgian justice, according to the Colombian Ministry of National Defence, which relayed the information on X.
Belgian authorities suspect the man of cross-border drug trafficking, violent acts as well as offences related to "firearms, ammunition and electric discharge devices", the Colombian ministry specifies.
Local news site Nos Cogió la Noche indicates that the arrest was made possible through an exchange of information between national and international authorities. An extradition procedure to Belgium has been initiated, according to the same media.
Source: La Libre