US investigating dozens of Colombian state agents for drug trafficking: Caracol .
US investigating dozens of Colombian state agents for drug trafficking: Caracol .
Friday, 13 July 2012 23:22 Adriaan Alsema
The drug trafficking charges against the former security chief of Colombia's ex-president Alvaro Uribe are the "tip of the iceberg" of a major corruption scandal involving dozens of Colombian state agents, Caracol TV reported Friday based on "security sources from the U.S."
Apart from retired General Mauricio Santoyo, more than 50 officials of Colombia's National Police, the Prosecutor General's Office and the now-dismantled intelligence agency DAS were working together with illegal armed groups to frustrate counter-narcotic operations of Colombian, American and British authorities, Caracol said.
According to the television network, U.S. prosecutors will provide evidence that Santoyo was part of "a complex network" of state agents working "at the highest level" "in support of the mafia."
The case against Santoyo is based on accusations of extradited AUC leader Salvatore Mancuso and extradited drug trafficker "El Tuso," whose testimonies were also key in the Colombian conviction of Mario Uribe, the cousin of the former President.
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