Relação do Porto authorizes extradition of Colombia's “greatest smuggler”

The Court of Appeal of Porto in Portugal authorized the extradition of Diego Marín Buitrago, alias "Daddy Smurf", to Colombia, where he faces serious accusations of leading a criminal organization dedicated to smuggling and corruption. Colombian authorities requested the surrender of Marin, who is involved in a criminal proceeding related to the activities of a criminal group that operated between September 2023 and March 2024. According to repo…

In addition to his lawyers with ex-fiscal Iguarán at the head office, since 2018 Gloria Arias, close to Uribismo, defends the czar from smuggling in commercial matters The article The harsh Caleña criminalist who reinforces the team defending the contraband czar Papa Situfo was originally published in Las2orillas. Copyrights Las2orillas.co

The president, Gustavo Petro, assured this Friday that there is a “Smurf caucus” in Congress linked to Diego Marín Buitrago, known as “Papa Smurf”, the so-called king of smuggling in the country. In his statements, Petro also mentioned that “Smurf is already extradited”, referring to the recent authorization of his extradition from Portugal to Colombia, where he faces serious charges of smuggling and corruption. Petro's reference to the “Smurf g…

Marín was arrested last December 3 in Póvoa de Varzim after escaping from Spain.

Diego Buitrago, who was born on August 12, 1962 in Palestine, Caldas, has been detained in Portugal since December 3, 2024.

Diego Marín, 62, also known as the “smuggling czar” in Colombia, or 'Papá Smurf' or 'Smurf', is suspected of leading, since 2023, a criminal network dedicated to smuggling and committing crimes against the Colombian public administration, bribing public officials from different entities, namely agents of the National Police. According to the ruling of the TRP, to which the Lusa agency had access today, “the present final decision [of extradition…