This photo released by Colombia’s National Police press office shows who they identify as British citizen Christopher Neil, known by the alias “Dips,” center, as he is shown to the press in Medellin, Colombia, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.
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It was not immediately clear Friday if Neil had an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
The arrest comes just weeks after Italian police announced the arrest in Colombia of a dangerous fugitive accused of being the intermediary between the Latin American country’s drug cartels and the Naples mafia. In announcing his arrest, Italian police released a photo of Belvedere visiting the grave of Pablo Escobar, the founder and boss of the Medellin cartel, who was killed by police in 1993.
Earlier this year, a Norwegian man dubbed “The Profesor” who is accused of leading a crime ring that trafficked cocaine from South America to Europe on sailboats was captured in Colombia. Police said Pazooki Farhad, like Neil, also had criminal links with the Gulf Clan.
In 2022, the Gulf Clan shut down dozens of towns in northern Colombia for four days in reaction to its leader being extradited to the U.S. for trial. It warned that anyone who disobeyed the stay-at-home order risked being shot or having their vehicle burned.
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