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Saturday 30 August 2008, San José, Costa Rica 
 Guatemala: Arrest in PARLACEN Case
  Colombian Authorities Find Unknown Source Of Money In Helicopter
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 Colombian Authorities Find Unknown Source Of Money In Helicopter
 BOGOTA - Colombian authorities Friday seized 1.3 million U.S. dollars ferried by a helicopter in a "suspicious way" from the southwestern city of Cali to the midwestern region.

Jose Mendoza, officer of the Police Antinarcotic Unit in the city of Pereira Colonel, said the money was alleged to be invested in illegal financial companies. One person was detained and will be interrogated later.

"2,070 million Colombian pesos were found in the helicopter coming from Cali, and we are investigating the case," Mendoza said.

Colombian authorities are investigating some private financial companies that receive funds without authorization from the financial supervision department and are suspected of laundering money.

Mendoza said the detainee was delivered to the Prosecutor Office, saying that "we are leaving (the case) in the hands of the Prosecutor's Money Laundering Unit and investigating the source of the money."
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

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