Two men wanted in connection with a $50 million money laundering scheme have been brought back to Miami to face charges following their arrest in Colombia, FBI officials said Friday.
The Colombian National Police recently arrested Santiago Orrego Gomez and Daniel Mauricio Gomez Garcia.
On Thursday, they were turned over to the FBI in Medellin before being returned to South Florida.
According to FBI Miami Assistant Special Agent in Charge Adam Berry, the pair is related to a narcotics trafficking group.
Officials said the arrests were part of “Operation Count It Up,” an FBI Miami probe into sophisticated international money laundering activity.
Authorities report that the operation spans numerous states and involves the use of wired money and ATM cash deposits to conceal the source of money, including drug revenues, cryptocurrency conversions, and elder fraud scam money. “This case is yet another example of the FBI’s unwavering determination to bring drug traffickers to justice and dismantle money laundering organizations,” Berry stated.
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