The former Colombian player Roland de la Cruz Biojóaccused of drug trafficking in the United States, would serve his sentence in the American country. Supreme Court of Justice approved his extradition in the last few hours.
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“The Court proceeds to issue an opinion on the request for extradition of the Colombian citizen Rolan de la Cruz Biojó made by the Government of the United States of America for the alleged commission of the crimes of ‘conspiracy to commit crimes and illicit drug trafficking,'” explained the Supreme Court.
Rolan de la Cruz Biojó is accused of being part of a network dedicated to cocaine trafficking.
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“In accordance with the considerations set forth above, the Court concludes that all constitutional and legal requirements have been met to allow a favorable opinion of the extradition request made by the Government of the United States of America against Rolan de la Cruz Biojó,” it added.
“If the National Government grants extradition, it must require the requesting State to guarantee the person sought remains in the requesting nation and returns to Colombia in conditions of dignity and respect, even after being acquitted, acquitted, declared not guilty or similar events; even after his release after having served the sentence imposed,” the Court indicated.
The former footballer of Deportivo Cali, Independent Santa Fe and Deportivo Pasto He was captured in October 2023, in Tumaco (Nariño), by the Military Forces, together with the Anti-Drug Trafficking Directorate of the Attorney General’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration agency, DEA, of the United States.
The investigation against the former player, who was born in Nariño (Colombia) and represented Equatorial Guinea At the African Cup, he explains that he was part of a “transnational drug trafficking network, and his cover would be that he was working for a winery company.”
“The authorities are investigating whether this company has any connection with their criminal activity, since the captured man would be using these warehouses to camouflage shipments of cocaine and hallucinogenic substances in the fruit pulp they handle there, to then sell them to North America,” explained the Military Forces after the capture of Roland of the Cross.
“He was being sought by US authorities due to the continuous shipments of narcotics sent to that country,” they added.
Rolan de la Cruz Biojó played professional soccer.
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