Eight held in Colombia for US extradition, one accused of moving $42M in crypto

Colombia’s Attorney General’s Office said on Wednesday it arrested eight people wanted for extradition to the United States on drug trafficking and money laundering charges. One of the suspects allegedly moved some $42 million in suspicious crypto transactions since 2018. New York court wants Nassim Orfale over transfers dating to 2018 At the request of US courts, the officers carried out two distinct operations in Bogotá, Barranquilla, Cajicá in Cundinamarca and Maicao in La Guajira. CTI agents captured Nassim Orfale Vásquez during a search of a property in Barranquilla. The US District Court for the Southern District of New York wants him for alleged involvement in a network laundering drug money through cryptocurrency.

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