Laundering suspect to be extradited to US
FROM executive in a Panama business network ostensibly devoted to distributing luxury goods, but, according to the DEA a front for one of Latin America’s top drug money laundering operations, Nidal Waked, could face a life behind bars.
He was captured in Bogota, Colombia on Wednesday May 4 and , will be extradited to the United States.
The process, according to Colombian police Colonel Ricardo Alarcón, could take between four and six months.
It will be handled by the Office of International Affairs of the General Prosecutor’s Office, which will receive documentation that will be sent to the United States through the Foreign Ministry.
The request will also have to be heard by the Supreme Court and ultimately passed to the president.
Waked was the subject of an indictment submitted by the United States on March 25, meaning the process is already underway reports La Prensa.