Former Colombia soccer star wanted by international police

INTERPOL on Monday issued a new international arrest warrant for former Colombian soccer player Freddy Rincon.

The 46-year-old renowned soccer star is wanted by Panamanian authorities. Rincon is charged with collaborating with the imprisoned Colombian drug kingpin, Pablo Rayo Montaño, and is also suspected of money laundering.

Rincon and 96 others were originally implicated in a criminal investigation in Colombia and Panama. Of the original 96, 20 were acquitted during a preliminary hearing in April of 2011. The other 76, including Rincon, are still awaiting trial.

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