Authorities had increased the reward offered for information leading to the capture of ‘Balín’ from $20,000 to $30,000. Once the necessary procedures for his deportation have been completed, the suspect must be sent to Panama for the prosecution of the case against him. Jean Carlo Valderrama, alias “Balín”, was captured in Medellín, Colombia. The suspect must be extradited to Panama. This ‘Most Wanted’ man is identified as the alleged leader of the criminal group “SAM 23”, which operates in the district of San Miguelito. Thanks to effective international coordination between the Panamanian National Police and their Colombian counterparts, after an Interpol red notice was issued against him, Balín was located in the neighboring southern country. During the raid, carried out last night at a hotel in Medellín, Colombian authorities also arrested five other people who are being investigated for alleged links to a criminal group operating in that country. Also wanted are Eduardo Félix Robinson (reward of $30,000) and Aries Josué Quintero (reward of $20,000).
