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Colombian Goalkeeper Rene Higuita’s Villa Seized Over Pablo Escobar Cartel Links
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First reported by N12 · 51 minutes ago
What happened
Colombian football legend Rene Higuita’s Medellin villa was seized by court order due to its prior ownership by Pablo Escobar’s drug cartel. Higuita denies wrongdoing and plans to appeal, claiming he was unaware of the property’s illicit past.
- 01Rene Higuita’s luxury villa in Medellin was seized due to links to Pablo Escobar’s cartel.
- 02The property was owned by Escobar until 1992 and bought with cartel money.
- 03Documents were forged to hide the villa’s origins before Higuita acquired it.
- 04Higuita denies any criminal involvement and says he bought the villa legitimately.
- 05He plans to appeal, citing limited property ownership verification technology in the 1990s.
- 06The case reflects Colombia’s ongoing efforts to reclaim cartel-linked assets.
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