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Drug trafficking group infiltrated party of Colombia's president
Narco associates organized campaign events in the east of the country
by Adriaan Alsema August 14, 2023
The family of a drug trafficker infiltrated the campaign of Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro ahead of last year’s elections, according to his political party Colombia Humana.
Television network Caracol reported on Sunday that associates of jailed drug trafficker Juan Carlos Lopez, a.k.a. “Sobrino,” organized campaign events ahead of the presidential election in Yopal, the capital of the Casanare province.
Sobrino’s wife, Sandra Navarro, became a member of the political party and was a close friend of Fabio Vargas, one of the party’s spokespersons in Yopal.
Wiretap transcripts leaked to Caracol revealed that Sobrino’s alleged associates believed that their organized crime group would benefit from Petro’s victory in the elections.
The news report infuriated the president, who said on Twitter that Colombia Humana had made the infiltration public in February already.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/drug-trafficking-group-infiltrated-party-of-colombias-president/