Panama gang leader in detention awaiting extradition to the US

The Criminal Court of the First Judicial Circuit of San José imposed two months of preventive detention on the alleged leader of the Baghdad gang Jorge Rubén Camargo Clarke, 42 known by the alias Cholo Chorrillo.

He had a $50,000 price tag on his head when he was captured in Costa Rica on Friday, February  11.

Two months is the term established by the Extradition Treaty between Costa Rica and the United States.

According to Columbia News , Camargo Clarke did not accept the voluntary extradition process and, therefore, the process began at the judicial level that will determine whether or not he should be sent to the United States.

After the issuance of the measure, Camargo Clarke was placed under the order of the Criminal Court of the Second Judicial Circuit of San José.

Cholo Chorrillo, the alleged leader of Baghdad one of the most dangerous criminal gangs in Panama was with his wife at the time of his capture.

In Panama he is wanted for the alleged commission of the crimes of drug trafficking and money laundering, among others. Panama’s  National Police offered a reward of $50,000 for information leading to his arrest.

His capture took place in front of a sports plaza. It was a joint operation of the Intelligence and Security Directorate, the Judicial Investigation Agency and the Special Intervention Unit, which belongs to the Costa Rica Presidency.