Milan, aka "Llorente" and “Andres Millan,” pleaded guilty to distributing cocaine.

By Zak Failla From Daily Voice

A former Colombian intelligence officer who admitted moving nearly 10 kilos of cocaine toward the US is headed to federal prison after a major trafficking case, federal authorities in DC announced.

Jairo Aldres Alzate Milan, 36, a former intelligence officer with the Colombian National Army, was sentenced to 65 months in prison for his role in a scheme to export 9.85 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the United States, prosecutors said.

Milan — also known as “Llorente” and “Andres Millan” — pleaded guilty on May 13 to unlawful distribution of 500 grams or more of cocaine for importation into the United States, according to the US Attorney’s Office for DC. 

Prosecutors said the case dates back to a series of undercover meetings in Colombia beginning on Jan. 29, 2019, when Milan met with an individual “to build a drug trafficking relationship.” 

During that meeting, the individual asked Milan, “You know that cargo is going to the United States. All of it, yes?” Milan answered, “Yes.”

Investigators said Milan also agreed to a price that covered the cost of transporting the product — which was cocaine — into the United States.

On Feb. 2, 2019, Milan met with the same individual again to discuss the plan in more detail, including the use of cargo planes for the shipment. 

The individual explained that a plane in Santa Marta, Colombia, would transport the cocaine to Guatemala and then into the United States, and said he needed the exact weight beforehand “to ensure customs manifest forms would match,” according to court documents.

A third meeting took place on March 5, 2019, in Cali, Colombia. The interaction was recorded. 

During that meeting, Milan said he “had the 10,” referring to 10 kilograms of cocaine, and confirmed he understood “this one is going to New York.”

Milan provided ten bricks weighing a total of 9.85 kilograms, prosecutors said. He received 45 million Colombian pesos in exchange, valued at about $13,000.

Testing confirmed that nine of the ten bricks contained cocaine.

He was arrested in Colombia on May 22, 2021, and extradited to the United States on Sept. 12, 2024.

In addition to his prison term, a judge also ordered Milan to serve four years of supervised release.