Argentina a sanctuary for Colombian drug traffickers, causes financial bubble

More Colombian drug traffickers are turning to Argentina as a sanctuary, La Nación reports. These criminals have been increasingly participating in real estate business and money laundering in Argentina, as well as using the country as a shelter for family members. Diego Murillo Bejarano, alias “Don Berna,” a former Colombian paramilitary-turned-drug trafficker arrested in the United States, admits he sent his family to Argentina for security purposes. In recent months, over 30 members of Colombian cartels have been apprehended in Argentina, 78 properties have been raided, and there are 43 companies suspected of laundering money. Colombian intelligence states that the movement of drug money in Argentina has created a financial bubble in the country. Read Article