Captured in Spain

Interpol captured the Panamanian Jaime Powell Rodríguez, alias ‘Yunya’, in Spain, the authorities confirmed on the afternoon of this Monday, February 20.

According to the National Police, the arrest of Powell Rodríguez occurred during an operation against money laundering crimes in Spain. They specifically apprehended him in Madrid.

“He himself is required in Panama with an official arrest and conduction by the Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office, for the commission of a crime against public faith,” a statement details.

Yunya is pointed out by the judicial authorities as one of the alleged leaders of Baghdad.