Former Colombian football player John Viafara, was sentenced to 135 months in prison, just over 11 years, for participating in drug trafficking with the Mexican cartels of Sinaloa and the Gulf, according to South American media outlets such as Antena Dos and Olé.
Viafara who had a career of about 17 years, playing in Colombia, Spain and England, pleaded guilty in a court of Texas, for possession of more than five kilos of cocaine and the rest of the investigation was released there.
“Viáfara participated in the logistical preparations for the shipment of large shipments of cocaine by air or ship from Colombia to Mexico, via Central America, for later distribution within the United States,” said a statement from the attorney’s office. general.
The main function of the football player was to coordinate the routes along the Pacific coast, pay the distributors and negotiate with the Sinaloa and Pacific posters.
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