Treasury sanctions Colombian drug trafficking queen 'La Patrona'
PUBLISHED THU, SEP 16 202112:10 PM EDT UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Amanda Macias
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration imposed sanctions Thursday on Zulma Maria Musso Torres, the notorious woman in charge of an international drug trafficking empire based in Colombia.
Musso Torres, 58, is said to control “strategically located maritime corridors in northern Colombia and collects a per kilogram tax from narcotics traffickers for protection and safe passage of multi-ton shipments of narcotics,” according to a statement from Treasury.
Also known as “La Patrona” or “La Senora,” Musso Torres oversees the logistics of transporting cocaine from Colombia to the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico.
Treasury also designated her two sons, Washington Antunez Musso and Juan Carlos Reales Britto, as well as her husband, Luis Antonio Bermudez Mejia, for providing material support to her narcotics organization.
More:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/16/treasury-sanctions-colombian-drug-trafficking-queen-la-patrona.html
