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Colombian Cartel Leader Sentenced to 11 Years for Trafficking Narcotics
NEWARK, N.J. – Salomon Camacho Mora, a Colombian cartel leader known as ‘Papa Grande,’ ‘El Viejo,’ and ‘Hector,’ was sentenced to 132 months in prison for his role in an international cocaine distribution conspiracy.
Camacho, 71, was arrested in Valencia, Venezuela, on January 13, 2010, and subsequently expelled by Venezuelan authorities to the United States. The New Jersey FBI had him listed as a fugitive for over eight years.
Camacho pleaded guilty on October 15, 2014, to Count Seven of a superseding indictment charging him with conspiracy to commit narcotics trafficking. U.S. District Judge William H. Walls imposed the sentence in Newark federal court.
According to court documents, Camacho and his organization purchased multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from labs in Colombia and arranged for its transportation to shipping ports in Venezuela. The cocaine was then sold to other organizations in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and the United States.
In addition to the prison term, Judge Walls sentenced Camacho to five years of supervised release. He must also forfeit $1.6 million and eight Colombian properties that were the product of ill-gotten gains.
U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman praised the FBI, IRS-Criminal Investigation, DEA, and the New Jersey National Guard Anti-Narcotics Task Force for their investigation. He also thanked the U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division’s Office of International Affairs, Venezuelan agencies, and Colombian law enforcement authorities for their assistance in Camacho’s arrest and deportation.
The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam N. Subervi of the U.S. Attorney’s Office Criminal Division in Newark. Defense counsel William Clay Esq. represented Camacho in the case.
Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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