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US drug trafficking claim against missing FARC leader increasingly confusing
by Adriaan Alsema July 16, 2019
Colombia’s Supreme Court is at a stand still in the drug trafficking case against FARC leader Jesus Santrich as authorities and a DEA informant left the court with contradictory claims.
The US Department of Justice has so far refused to either surrender evidence or allow the court to interrogate “Marlon Marin,” the DEA informant who accused Santrich of conspiring to traffic drugs.
Conflicting statements made by Marlon Marin, DEA agent Brian Witek, and Colombia’s prosecution are currently the only evidence available to the Colombian Supreme Court.
Confusion and contradictions
Marin, a nephew of former guerrilla leader “Ivan Marquez” and the main witness in the case, claimed in May that an associate of Santrich supplied five kilograms of cocaine that was allegedly given to Cali businessman Armando Gomez as a sample on November 1, 2017.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/us-drug-trafficking-claim-against-missing-farc-leader-increasingly-confusing/
