He immediately became the target of an Interpol red notice. A 41-year-old French man was arrested in Cali, Colombia, on November 13, local authorities announced. The man, who is part of an “international network” according to the Colombian Criminal Investigation Department of the Colombian National Police (Dijin), is wanted for money laundering.
“The Colombian police, in cooperation with the Colombian national package and the Colombian aerospace forces, and with the support of the French authorities, arrested a French citizen in Cali based on a red notice issued by Interpol at the request of the Lyon judicial authorities,” Dijin sur X said, noting that the man acted as a repeat offender.
According to daily El Espectador, the man arrested was named Édouard Chavanne. He allegedly carried out several financial transactions through an American company. “The operation was carried out through a network of agencies and online platforms, as well as through deposits to Spanish bank accounts in Colombia, for a total amount of around 185,000 euros,” the media said.
Originally from Lyon
Part of these funds will be invested in a gymnasium in Cali. Initiatives presented by individuals as “philanthropic initiatives”. However, according to the results of the investigation, the investment was aimed more at legitimizing the money and inserting it into the Colombian financial system.
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According to our colleagues from Le Figaro, the forty-year-old man comes from Lyon, where he works in the middle of the night. After settling in Colombia, he opened a luxury gym in the Los Cámbulos neighborhood of Cali. The complex includes a fitness center, swimming pool and soccer field. So many potential covers for his illicit activities.
The person is currently being held by the International Affairs Directorate of the Attorney General’s Office, “pending the necessary actions for his extradition, in accordance with the international agreement in force between Colombia and France,” Dijin said.
