Colombian drug trafficker known as "godmother" of Amsterdam is extradited to NL

A 48-year-old Colombian woman was extradited to the Netherlands on Wednesday. This was reported by the Public Prosecution Service (OM). The woman is known in the criminal world as the “godmother” of Amsterdam. She was arrested in Colombia in January of 2024 after a large-scale international investigation into the drug trade from South America.

The OM sees the woman as a kingpin in the international drug trade. The OM has been collaborating with the authorities in Colombia and Spain. The investigation led to 17 arrests in the region of Rotterdam and abroad.

Over 30 firearms, a rocket launcher, 17 kilos of cocaine, 20 vehicles, and 600,000 euros in cash were seized during a total of 66 searches.

The suspect had already been convicted of planning drug trafficking operations in 2017. The OM now suspects her of heavy involvement in the trafficking of cocaine from South America since the summer of 2020. In addition, she is said to have been directly involved in the import of 230 kilos of cocaine into Spain in November 2020. That shipment was intercepted.

Police were notified about the woman via decrypted messages on the messaging service Sky ECC. She will be brought before the examining magistrate on Friday, who will decide whether she will remain in custody any longer.