An accused smuggler of “invisible” cocaine from the UK has been arrested in Colombia after years on the run

Colombia has arrested a suspected British drug trafficker it described as “invisible” because of his modest lifestyle that allowed him to remain anonymous while working as a coordinator for cocaine smuggling from the South American country to the United Kingdom, authorities said Friday.

Christopher Neil was arrested on Thursday in the northwestern city of Medellin in an operation by local law enforcement and Interpol. They accused Neil of working for Colombia Gulf tribe poster.

Colombian authorities coined the term “invisible drug traffickers” to describe those who operate underground, maintaining an ordinary, low-key life that belies the exoticism of the country’s drug lords of the 1980s and 1990s.

Colombian National Police said Neil has been living in Colombia since December 2018. The agency said he is wanted in the United Kingdom, where he faces charges of trafficking and money laundering.

Police said they tracked a car that was moving through Medellin before Neil was arrested. They said a multi-million dollar deal between the UK and Colombia played a key role in the arrest of the suspect.

It was not immediately clear Friday whether Neal had an attorney who could comment on his behalf.

The arrest comes just weeks after the Italian police announced… Arrest in Colombia A dangerous fugitive is accused of being the middleman between the Latin American country’s drug cartels and the Naples mafia. The Italian police announced his arrest Image released Belvedere visits a grave pablo escobar, Founder and head of the Medellin Cartel, who was killed by police in 1993.

Earlier this year, a Norwegian man called him “Professor” He is accused of leading a criminal gang that smuggles cocaine from South America to Europe on sailboats He was arrested in Colombia. Police said that Basuki Farhad, like Neil, also had criminal links with the Gulf clan.

In 2022 Gulf Clan Dozens of towns closed In northern Colombia for four days in response to its leader He was extradited to the United States to stand trial. She warned that anyone who violates the stay-at-home order risks being shot or having his car burned.