US EditionPetro Faces Fresh Political Crisis After Leaked Audios Link Officials to Alleged Smuggler
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The government of Gustavo Petro has not been able to get rid of the scandals that involve him with Diego Marín, alias Papa Situfo, named as “the czar of smuggling” of Colombia. More than a year ago it was revealed that this businessman with suspected criminal links tried to infiltrate Petro’s campaign through a donation of 500 million pesos that, according to the current president, did not become effective. But the contacts did not stop there. A…
Petro accuses the Prosecutor's Office and the DNI of protecting alias 'Dad Smurf' and admits infiltration into his government.Agencia Period...Lun, 06/04/2026 - 19:09 The president acknowledged that intelligence agents of his own government would have been co-opted by smuggler Diego Marín Buitrago.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro admitted Monday that Diego Marín, one of Colombia's most wanted smugglers, infiltrated the National Intelligence Directorate during his government and reported that for years he has done so in other state institutions such as the police and the prosecution.
Petro faces fresh political crisis after leaked audios link officials to alleged smuggler
Fresh audio revelations broadcast by Noticias Caracol have triggered a political storm in Colombia, implicating senior government-linked figures in alleged secret contacts with one of the country’s most notorious smugglers, Diego Marín Buitrago. The recordings, aired late on April 5, appear to document meetings between intermediaries connected to President Gustavo Petro and the legal representative of Marín, widely known by the alias “Papá Pituf…
Papa Smurf Scandal: Candidates Demand to Investigate Links Between the Petro Government and Smuggler
The controversy grows while formal investigations on the case are requested by the supervisory bodies.
New journalistic revelations about meetings between officials of the national government and the environment of Diego Marin, alias ‘Dad Smurf’, opened a new front of political controversy in the country. The recordings, released by Caracol News and resumed by various national media, show meetings held in 2025 between Jorge Lemus, then director of the National Intelligence Directorate (DNI), and Luis Felipe Ramírez, lawyer of the aforementioned s…
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