:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/IMTTOQNJUFE6BEPZ6CI24OWBVY.png "They denounce that the ex-drug trafficker Santa Lopesierra would seek to be a candidate for the Historic Pact 1")
In 2021, Samuel SantanderLopesierra Gutierrez returned to Colombia after paying a sentence in UNITED STATES where he was recognized as one of the greatest passers in the country. On her return to Colombia, Santa Lopesierra proved to be very active in politics and close to the ranks of the Historical pactthe current governing party.
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Santa Lopesierra became known in the country by the nickname of “Marlboro Man”a nickname he earned after authorities in Colombia and the United States identified Samuel Santander as the main smuggler of this brand of cigarettes in the country.
In addition to the Santa Lopesierra experience, he is primarily responsible for money laundering drug trafficking for the Cali, Medellín, La Guajira, Bogotá and Norte del Valle cartels.
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On December 3, 2022, Samuel Santander publishes a letter to public opinion in which he confirms that he is forming a political project for the department of La Guajira, in which he hoped, from the point of view of social inclusion, to open the door to the participation of all.
“I decided to build a political project with a departmental vision, where social inclusion guarantees that all the people who participate in it, without distinction of sex, creed or political color, can exercise their rights and have guarantees in the use of their skills and benefits from the opportunities found in their environment,” Santa Lopesierra said in the letter.
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He also explained that support for the candidate for mayor of Maicao should be given by consensus and not by the decision of a single person, in this case that of Santa Lopesierra, so that the initiative to support a candidate would come of one deliberation as a party.
According to the letter, Santa Lopesierra explained that he was not part of any of the traditional festivals who governed the department, “we specify that we do not belong to the traditional groups which annexed the commune and the department under subliminal slogans”.
After the announcement, it was learned that some leaders of Maicao and other municipalities in the department rejected the political position of Santa Lopesierra; as well as comments of support and possible campaign actions for the Historic Pact.
Already in December 2022, Santa Lopesierra had been questioned about a delivery of gifts on the eve of the Christmas party in Maicao. At that time, Samuel Santander delivered toys, including bicycles.
During said delivery of gifts, Santa Lopesierra assured that: “today I come free from chains, sins and commitments”.
The relationship between Lopesierra and the Historical pact comes from an interview he gave to the station Olympicwhere he announced his support for the then candidate Gustavo Petro in the presidential race.
Faced with the possible participation in the politics of Santa Lopesierra due to the historic pact, the leaders of La Guajira asked leaders like Gustavo Bolívar, who assured that they would not give dubious approvals, to rule on the do.
Even the actor Fernando “El Flaco” Solorzano He posted a video in which he shared his concern about Santa Lopesierra’s possible arrival as mayor of Maicao with the approval of the Historic Pact.
“What a pity for the human Guajira and the compasses who believed in a project without corruption on board. President Gustavo Petro and Gustavo Bolívar, do not let them deceive the hearts and social spirit of young people who believed in their political project with their souls and not with their pockets”, was the appeal launched by Fernando ‘El Flaco’ Solórzano to the Colombian president and former senator.