A drug kingpin, who was having fun with a trip together with his spouse in the UK, was arrested after her associate’s social media posts revealed their whereabouts. Luis Manuel Picado Grijalba, 43, needed by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), was arrested in London in December after his spouse shared luxurious vacation snaps on-line, unknowingly revealing the placement to the authorities, reported La Prensani.
Grijalba, additionally identified by the alias “Shock,” was needed within the US for exporting cocaine from Costa Rica. He and his spouse, Estefania McDonald Rodriguez, had been on a trip to have a good time the New 12 months. The couple’s lavish itinerary, together with stops in Paris, Rome, Venice, and Japan, was shared on Rodriguez’s social media platforms, in the end making a gift of Grijalba’s location.
Rodriguez shared images of herself posing in entrance of landmarks such because the Eiffel Tower, the Trevi Fountain, and numerous luxurious inns. These posts caught the eye of DEA brokers monitoring the couple’s actions on-line.
Grijalba was arrested close to London Bridge with help from the UK’s Nationwide Crime Company (NCA). He was taken into custody on December 29, following an arrest warrant issued by Costa Rican authorities on the DEA’s request.
Randall Zuniga, director of Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Company (OIJ), confirmed Grijalba’s arrest on X, revealing he had been cuffed at an airport.
“Nicaraguan naturalized Costa Rican Luis Manuel Picado Grijalba, alias “Shock,” was arrested at London airport in a joint effort with the DEA,” he wrote. “His extradition to the US is sought to face expenses of worldwide drug trafficking originating from Limon.”
Detenido en aeropuerto de Londres, el nicaragüense nacionalizado costarricense Luis Manuel Picado Grijalba, alias “Shock”, en un trabajo conjunto de la DEA. Se pretende su extradición a EEUU, para enfrentar cargos por tráfico internacional de drogas, procedentes desde Limón.
— DirectorOIJ (@DirectorOIJ) December 29, 2024
Grijalba has already survived two assassination makes an attempt in Costa Rica attributable to his involvement in worldwide drug trafficking. He’s presently contesting his extradition to the US, the place he faces expenses associated to his involvement in smuggling cocaine from the coastal area of Limon.