A German citizen wanted by Interpol was captured in Envigado, Antioquia, as part of a coordinated operation between Colombia’s National Police and Interpol’s National Central Bureau.
The suspect, identified as Christian Krause, was the subject of a red notice issued by Interpol for aggravated fraud. Authorities say he operated a sophisticated scam involving fake financial investments in “security tokens,” which he falsely claimed were backed by the Panama Stock Exchange. Victims were promised high returns, but each ended up losing more than €15,500 in the alleged fraud.
Krause has been handed over to Colombia’s Office of International Affairs at the Attorney General’s Office, which is now handling his extradition to Germany.
Brigadier General Carlos Fernando Triana, head of Colombia’s National Police, said the arrest is part of the country’s broader crackdown on transnational crime, aiming to disrupt criminal networks operating both domestically and abroad.
So far in 2025, Colombian authorities have executed 55 arrests based on Interpol red notices, many linked to serious offenses such as drug trafficking, homicide, and theft.
A German citizen wanted by Interpol was captured in Envigado, Antioquia, as part of a coordinated operation between Colombia’s National Police and Interpol’s National Central Bureau.
The suspect, identified as Christian Krause, was the subject of a red notice issued by Interpol for aggravated fraud. Authorities say he operated a sophisticated scam involving fake financial investments in “security tokens,” which he falsely claimed were backed by the Panama Stock Exchange. Victims were promised high returns, but each ended up losing more than €15,500 in the alleged fraud.
Krause has been handed over to Colombia’s Office of International Affairs at the Attorney General’s Office, which is now handling his extradition to Germany.
Brigadier General Carlos Fernando Triana, head of Colombia’s National Police, said the arrest is part of the country’s broader crackdown on transnational crime, aiming to disrupt criminal networks operating both domestically and abroad.
So far in 2025, Colombian authorities have executed 55 arrests based on Interpol red notices, many linked to serious offenses such as drug trafficking, homicide, and theft.
