Aderbis Segundo Pirela-Pirela was the second-in-command of a Colombian prison gang tied to an even more powerful gang out of Venezuela.
A Colombian drug lord was arrested in New Braunfels last week after a months-long journey to enter the United States unlawfully from the border with Mexico. Bogotá Metropolitan Police had been monitoring his journey through South America and the U.S. In January, U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement stopped Aderbis Segundo Pirela-Pirela near El Paso the same day he had entered the border near Eagle Pass.
South American drug lord arrested in New Braunfels was still issuing commands to Colombian syndicate What is he accused of? Pirela-Pirela is accused of ordering the deaths of several people back in Bogota, among other crimes, including extortion and drug trafficking. He is one of the area's 'most wanted.' Why was he in the U.S.? Pirela came to the United States unlawfully in January, according to U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement.
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