Footballer Higuita's home to be seized over Escobar ties
Prosecutors said forged transfers concealed cartel money used to buy the house, and Higuita has appealed while remaining in the property for now.
- On Thursday, a Colombian court ordered the seizure of a property belonging to legendary former Colombia international goalkeeper Rene Higuita, concluding that money from drug baron Pablo Escobar's cartel funded the purchase.
- A 12-year investigation revealed that the home was initially acquired by a front for cartel members William and Gerardo Moncada, who were later killed in prison under Escobar's orders.
- Prosecutors allege "manuevers" and forged signatures to "cover up the origin" of the sale, though Higuita told Bogota-based Blu Radio he is merely a "victim of these events."
- Higuita has appealed the court decision, and the Medellin-born goalkeeper is permitted to remain in the property while the legal challenge proceeds.
- Known as "El Loco" for his acrobatic saves, Higuita struggled with his public association with Escobar, stating, "From then on they started calling me Pablo Escobar's friend.
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New judicial troubles for René Higuita. A Colombian court has ordered the seizure of the villa of the former goalkeeper of the national, today in state of abandonment: according to the accusation, the property was purchased originally with money coming from the Medellín cartel led by Pablo Escobar, before passing into the hands of the former footballer in 1992. The story was born [...] The article "Buyed with the dirty money of Escobar": seized …
World Cup icon Rene Higuita to have home seized amid Escobar links
Colombia legend and World Cup icon René Higuita is to have his house seized after a Colombian court ordered it to due to his links with Pablo Escobar. Higuita, who was Colombia’s goalkeeper during the Italia 90 World Cup, was famed for his eccentric style of playing on the pitch, routinely pulling off spectacular saves […]
In Colombia, a court ordered the seizure of a villa belonging to the former goalkeeper of the national football team René Higuita. (ANSA)
A court in Colombia has ordered the seizure of a house belonging to former national team goalkeeper Rene Higuita, citing the use of cartel money from Pablo Escobar, the French news agency AFP reported.
A court has seized the house of Colombian legend René Higuita. The reason: The property is said to have been financed with funds from Pablo Escobar.
A court in Colombia ordered the confiscation of a house of the legendary Colombian ex-football national goalkeeper René Higuita. The judges considered it proved that the purchase of the estate had been financed with funds from the former drug boss Pablo Escobar. Those involved in the business had, among other things, forged signatures to conceal the origin of the money, the court informed the news agency AFP on Thursday.The football star had com…
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