Chapter 28 Important phone calls
The successive failures of Escobar's actions made the CIA and the US Drug Enforcement Administration angry, and they also felt deeply worried. Because there was a more powerful force behind the Medellin Group.
Due to the emergence of a large number of Soviet military equipment in the Battle of Lamodro Prison, combined with the popular Soviet car brand Lada Niva, intelligence experts analyzed that these arms were likely to flow into Colombia through merchant ships transporting these cars.
To seize the goods of the Soviets, let alone the Colombian government does not have the courage, even the CIA must consider the bad impact this incident will have. Without sufficient evidence, the CIA will never dare to act recklessly, so the path was quickly rejected.
On the contrary, the US Drug Enforcement Administration has made new progress. According to the report of intelligence personnel installed by the Drug Enforcement Administration within the Medellin Group, the Drug Enforcement Administration obtained photos of mercenaries who served as commander's corner in the Battle of Lamodro's prison. Through these photos, the CIA quickly learned the identity of Ben Ali and his partners. Finally, there were new clues, and the CIA quickly launched a meticulous investigation into Ben Ali.
At this time, Yuri and Ivankov were recruiting Santos, the chief accountant of the Orejuela brothers, the boss of the Cali Group, the third largest city in Colombia. The two sides were discussing further strengthening cooperation. This was to prevent Escobar, whose ambitions were growing, would cause a heavy blow to the Gorky Brotherhood's business if something happened.
Perhaps compared with the high-profile Medellin Group, the Cali Group is far less than its scale and influence, but over the years, the Cali Group has been hiding behind the Medellin Group and making a fortune silently. In order to avoid conflicts with the powerful Medellin Group, they gave up the American market, the fat meat at their doorstep, and instead took a different approach to Europe, Japan and Australia to explore the market. This vision made the Aurejuela brothers quickly stand out from the drug lords in Colombia and become the second largest drug trafficking group after the Medellin Group.
Things have come to this point. For the safety of the Gorky Brotherhood, Selyossa has to take some precautions. Betting on the Kali Group is a way to diversify risks.
As early as a few years ago, when Escobar and the Colombian government had not yet reached such a terrible terror, he twice proposed to the government to repay 10.8 billion to 14 billion US dollars of foreign debt to the government in exchange for the government's recognition of the legalization of its property and the cancellation of prosecutions of drug dealers. At that time, Escobar knew what fear was, but now he was blinded by victory and became a little proud.
For the Kali Group, it is their dream to choose to strengthen cooperation with the Gorky Brotherhood. After all, the Gorky Brotherhood's professionalism and efficiency are well-known in Europe and the Americas. With the help of the Gorky Brotherhood, they can transfer most of their assets legally to the United States and Europe.
The cooperation with the Kali Group is also carried out through car loans. This business is essentially not a violation of the law, because the car trade is located in an offshore financial center, and the Soviet government and enterprises will not require car buyers to provide legal evidence of their funds. From the moment the car arrives at the port of Colombia, these cars belong to customers, and for Colombia Bank, their income comes from monthly loans paid by customers who buy cars, which is also fine.
Colombia Bank has developed into the largest automobile consumer bank in Latin America in one year. In order to facilitate the flow of funds around the world, Seriosha allowed Colombia Bank to open branches in offshore financial centers such as the Cayman Islands and Bermuda, as well as London, Switzerland, and Japan, where financial supervision is more relaxed. Seriosha's large amount of funds can be easily flowed in these areas at will, but in the past six months, Seriosha has been consciously drawing funds to Japan. Mikhail has also begun to deal with all the subprime mortgage products in the hands of the Sanjin Club one after another.
Although this time is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make money, Seriosha has so many businesses that need to be turned over, so there is no need to put all his wealth on it. So he just used the surplus funds in his hand to invest in this action. So far, tens of billions of dollars of cash have been accumulated on the books of the Japanese branch of the Colombian Bank, and it is still increasing. Most of the funds in this are temporarily stored in the Gorky Brotherhood. In addition, some funds belonging to the Soviet government were misappropriated by Seriosha. Seriosha's goal is to accumulate the funds in his hand to a scale of 100 billion before the signing of the square agreement. Unfortunately, there is not much time left for Seriosha.
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New York, Plaza Hotel Customer Service Department! As the phone rings, the hotel operator picked up the phone as usual and said kindly: "Hello, this is Plaza Hotel, what can I do for you?"
"Please ask the person in charge of your hotel to answer the phone. I have something important to negotiate with him?" A hoarse voice said coldly on the other side of the phone.
"Sir, who are you?" the wiring practitioner asked cautiously.
"On behalf of the US State Department, I will discuss an important reception task with you. Please call your person in charge!" the other party replied.
"Okay, please wait!" The operator put the microphone aside and immediately picked up another phone and contacted the manager of the Plaza Hotel. After getting permission, he transferred the phone to the manager! For the Plaza Hotel, receiving the high-ranking officials was a common thing, and their employees had long been accustomed to it.
"Hello, I am Cameron, the manager of Plaza Hotel. What can I do to serve you?" the manager asked carefully.
"On behalf of the State Council, I booked a room on a floor for you, which is about two weeks after September! Are there any problems with you?"
"Thank you very much for your appreciation of this hotel. No problem, sir!" The hotel manager is already familiar with this big scene. Now there is still a month left before September. Although the Plaza Hotel is very popular, if you say hello two months in advance, you can still arrange a room on the floor. However, since this business was introduced by the State Council, it is naturally a very important thing. The hotel manager must report this matter to the boss.
Chapter completed!