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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Brian Donaciano Olguín Verdugo, who is also known as “El Pitt”, and known to be one of the top men of jailed kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán cartel was arrested by Columbian police in a luxury apartment in the city of Cali, where he had been working since earlier this year.
The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) alerted Colombian authorities that El Pitt had entered the country in February. A Facebook post, made by the unnamed model, showing the couple at Los Cristales, a hilltop statue of Jesus Christ, helped police track down the pair.
“Breaking all security protocols, including using only encrypted apps, the model convinced him to take a selfie kissing in front of Los Cristales mountain,” a police source told El Tiempo. “She immediately posted the photo on her Facebook account.”
He was also spotted with another woman at Jose Maria Cordova International Airport in the city of Rionegro, Colombia.
Following his arrest, Berdugo allegedly offered USD 2,65,000 (£202,897) as a bribe for his release.
Berdugo will now be extradited to US for prosecution on charges of cocaine trafficking. He had an active Interpol red warrant for his arrest in as many as 196 countries.
Brian Donaciano Olguín Verdugo, who is also known as “El Pitt”, and known to be one of the top men of jailed kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán cartel was arrested by Columbian police in a luxury apartment in the city of Cali, where he had been working since earlier this year. The US Drug...
Brian Donaciano Olguín Verdugo, who is also known as “El Pitt”, and known to be one of the top men of jailed kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán cartel was arrested by Columbian police in a luxury apartment in the city of Cali, where he had been working since earlier this year.
The US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) alerted Colombian authorities that El Pitt had entered the country in February. A Facebook post, made by the unnamed model, showing the couple at Los Cristales, a hilltop statue of Jesus Christ, helped police track down the pair.
“Breaking all security protocols, including using only encrypted apps, the model convinced him to take a selfie kissing in front of Los Cristales mountain,” a police source told El Tiempo. “She immediately posted the photo on her Facebook account.”
He was also spotted with another woman at Jose Maria Cordova International Airport in the city of Rionegro, Colombia.
Following his arrest, Berdugo allegedly offered USD 2,65,000 (£202,897) as a bribe for his release.
Berdugo will now be extradited to US for prosecution on charges of cocaine trafficking. He had an active Interpol red warrant for his arrest in as many as 196 countries.
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