US citizen arrested in Colombia for alleged ties to Sinaloa cartel

US citizen arrested in Colombia for alleged ties to Sinaloa cartel
Jun 5, 2014 posted by Philip Acuña

A US national was arrested in Colombia’s second largest city for allegedly having ties to the Sinaloa Cartel, one of Mexico’s most powerful drug trafficking organizations, national Vanguardia newspaper reported on Thursday.

David James Martin, who is allegedly wanted by US authorities on charges of drug trafficking, was arrested in Medellin on Thursday by agents from Colombia’s Immigration Agency.

The agency, whose members were acting on a tip provided by a Colombian citizen, stated that “Information provided by various international security agencies indicates that David James Martin belongs to the Sinaloa Cartel.”

Authorities say that Martin, who was in Colombia illegally, arrived in the country on February 5 to escape a war between rival cartels. The suspect has two prior convictions in the state of Florida for both drug and human trafficking.

More:
http://colombiareports.co/us-citizen-arrested-colombia-alleged-ties-sinaloa-cartel/