One of the 10 most wanted Argentine narcos fell: he was living like a millionaire and was carrying cocaine in small planes – 14/02/2019

Her name is José Miguel Farfán, although he circulated under false identities as one of the most wanted drug traffickers in Argentina. So he managed to enter Bolivia, where he lived as a millionaire and he sent cocaine to the country in small planes.

This Wednesday afternoon, as part of a joint operation of the gendarmerie and local security forces, Was arrested in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

The Minister of Government of Bolivia, Carlos Romero, announced that Farfán (58) had been arrested for about 17 years in the center of the city. "He is ranked among the six most wanted by the Argentine justice", detailed on who was on the run since 2015 and who was wanted by Interpol.

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Originally from the city of Jujuy, General Libertador San Martín, he introduced himself as a farmer and his last known addresses were in Apolinario Saravia, city of Salta, and San Miguel de Tucumán.

The Argentine drug lord entered Bolivia with a fake identity card. From there, he brought cocaine in small planes. And he led a luxurious life: he lived in a mansion and crossed the streets with a yellow truck Hummer.

In addition to the charges of drug trafficking, is appointed by similar judges. One of them was José Antonio Solá Torino, so that he could issue a warrant. As a result, the magistrate was sentenced to 6 years in prison.

Farfán, who was sentenced in 1999, did not return from a temporary release in 2003. After several years of freedom, a warrant of arrest was issued against Solá Torino.

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A spying series conducted by the Airport Security Police (PSA) revealed that the magistrate had come to ask for 50,000 pesos and a car in order to unlock the narco's capture request that had been made. Intended to travel to Spain with a large amount of cocaine.

Farfán, taken over in 2009, benefited from this release until his testimony in the Torá Solá trial, which was lifted.

The Department of National Security offered a reward of 500 thousand pesos "For information that leads directly" to his arrest.