Colombian Official Ties FARC To Mexican Drug Cartels -- CNN
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) -- Mexico's powerful drug cartels are buying drugs directly from Colombia's main rebel group, a senior Colombian defense official said Tuesday at a hemispheric meeting on crime.
The finance chief of the FARC rebel unit along the Ecuador-Colombia border is the main contact with the Mexican gangs that purchase cocaine from the rebels, said Sergio Jaramillo, Colombia's deputy defense minister.
"We are particularly worried about the strengthening connections between Mexican cartels and the FARC," Jaramillo said. "The Mexican cartels are buying directly from the FARC."
He identified the finance chief as Oliver Solarte, a member of the 48th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which operates on the border.
Jaramillo refused to give more details, saying he didn't want to compromise intelligence reports. He spoke at the inauguration of a two-day security meeting of the Organization of American States in Mexico City.
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"We are particularly worried about the strengthening connections between Mexican cartels and the FARC," Jaramillo said. "The Mexican cartels are buying directly from the FARC."
He identified the finance chief as Oliver Solarte, a member of the 48th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which operates on the border.
Jaramillo refused to give more details, saying he didn't want to compromise intelligence reports. He spoke at the inauguration of a two-day security meeting of the Organization of American States in Mexico City.
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My Comment: Colombia's cocaine represents the main source of cocaine in the world. The Mexican drug lords will have no choice but to buy this product from Colombia .... for the simple reason that they are the main producers in the world.
Within Colombia itself, FARC and the areas that it controls are now the main producers for the country. Logically, you will have to meet representatives from FARC in order to purchase cocaine. It has been known for a long time that the Mexican Drug cartel has been purchasing product from FARC .... this is old news.
He identified the finance chief as Oliver Solarte, a member of the 48th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, which operates on the border.
Jaramillo refused to give more details, saying he didn't want to compromise intelligence reports. He spoke at the inauguration of a two-day security meeting of the Organization of American States in Mexico City.
Read more ....
My Comment: Colombia's cocaine represents the main source of cocaine in the world. The Mexican drug lords will have no choice but to buy this product from Colombia .... for the simple reason that they are the main producers in the world.
Within Colombia itself, FARC and the areas that it controls are now the main producers for the country. Logically, you will have to meet representatives from FARC in order to purchase cocaine. It has been known for a long time that the Mexican Drug cartel has been purchasing product from FARC .... this is old news.