Colombian authorities announced Thursday night that they have arrested a notorious drug trafficker known as the ‘Prince of Submarines’

Quintero, 33, is accused of masterminding cocaine shipments, up to 12 tons, fo Mexico and the United States, on behalf of or the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of the most powerful criminal organizations in Mexico

‘Prince of Submarines’ allegedly helped Mexico’s most powerful cartel ship 12 tons of cocaine worth $540 million into the US is arrested in Colombia

The 33-year-old was reportedly tied to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and has an extradition request filed by a federal court in Florida

Quintero oversaw the delivery of $540 million worth of cocaine from the Colombian Pacific coast departments of Nariño and Cauca

Oscar Quintero hid in full view by cultivating a low profile persona, despite his penchant for expensive vehicles and the presence of armed guards at his home, police said

He masqueraded as a businessman, with a vast business empire that spanned shipping, farms, hotels, car washes and trucking

Additional to the coordination of the shipment of illicit substances, Quintero was also in charge of the criminal income of the organization, money laundering through companies that provide services to soccer institutions

Quintero’s extradition has been requested by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Colombian authorities announced Thursday night that they have arrested a notorious drug trafficker known as the ‘Prince of Submarines’ who is wanted by a federal court in Florida for helping one of Mexico’s most powerful cartels in shipping $540 million worth of cocaine.
33-year-old Oscar Quintero, Colombian authorities said, used submersibles and speedboats to send shipments of cocaine from the Pacific coast departments of Nariño and Cauca to members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in Central America.
The cartel then moved the massive shipments into Mexico before they were smuggled across southern United States border. Quintero’s organization also used the Dominican Republic as a hub to ship cocaine to the United States.

Authorities claim he had arranged the shipment of 12 tons of the Type A party drug. During their investigation, Colombian security forces seized seven tons of cocaine worth at least $300 million. 
Quintero was arrested January 29 in the Valle del Cauca municipality of Darién, however it was not revealed by the Colombian National Police until late Thursday night. 
Quintero’s extradition has been requested by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. 

An investigation in Colombian drug trafficker known as the Prince of Submarines turned up seven tons of cocaine worth at least $300 million after a submarine was seized off Colombia’s Pacific coast.
Colombian National Police General Jorge Vargas said Quintero drug smuggling ring depended on the aid of organized criminal groups in Colombia, which include left-wing guerrilla groups, to send the cocaine via speedboats and submarines to Central America before it was turned over to handlers of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of the most powerful criminal organizations in Mexico.  From there the drugs were smuggled into Mexico and the United States  

Drug trafficker Oscar Quintero’s operations shipped at least $540 million worth of cocaine for Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel, according to Colombian police.
His transnational drug smuggling ring depended on the assistance of organized criminal groups in Colombia, including left-wing guerrilla groups.
They used speedboats and submarines to move the drugs into Central America before it was turned over to the cartel.

The Colombian National Police said that Quintero deployed submarines as well as speedboats to transport cocaine from Colombia to Central America, where handlers of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel arranged to move the Type A party drug into Mexico and the United States.
Colombian National Police director, General Jorge Vargas, said intelligence gathered from underground parties, undercover surveillance and drone flights made Quintero’s capture possible .
The investigation into the drug smuggler’s operation also led to the arrest of 12 smugglers of different nationalities. At least four speedboats and several submarines were seized. 
Vargas added that Quintero provided financial backing to criminal groups in southern Colombia.

According to Vargas, drug master smuggler Oscar Quintero, hid in full view by building a low profile persona, despite his penchant for expensive vehicles and the presence of armed guards at his home. 
He is the owner of a $3million business empire that included a shipping company, several farms, hotels, car washes and cargo trucks.
‘Outside of the coordination of the shipment of illicit substances, he was also in charge of the criminal income of the organization, money laundering through companies that provide services to soccer institutions,’ Vargas said. 
‘Similarly, through threats and collection offices, he pressured members of the criminal organization to fulfill their criminal purposes.’