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Alex had lived for long periods with El Chapo in the Mexican mountains, starting in 2007. He told how, with El Chapo and Jorge Milton, he sourced huge loads of cocaine in Colombia and Ecuador, shipping them north. Tello was Alex’s main Canadian connection, he said, acting as the group’s distributor in Canada once the drugs crossed the U.S. border. The group also dealt with Antonio Pietrantonio of the Montreal Mafia, or “Tony Suzuki,” he said.

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Now, documents disclose Koretskyy’s alleged role, after the U.S. sent an affidavit to Dutch authorities to back up their extradition request. An edited, shortened version of that affidavit was published by the procurator general at the Supreme Court of the Netherlands when he made his ruling.

The ruling refers to the Cifuentes-Villa organization but keeps individual suspects anonymous, because suspects in criminal cases are not named in the Netherlands. Beyond Koretskyy, the National Post has not been able to confirm the identities of the others referred to, and officials at the Southern District of New York did not respond to requests for the original affidavit.

However, Koretskyy is only being sought for extradition by the Southern District of New York, and patterns in the affidavit indicate that some or all of his New York co-indicted are referred to within the summary provided. Separate court documents and communiqués obtained by the National Post indicate the same.

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The affidavit draws on two cartel members-turned cooperating witnesses, referred to only as CW-1 and CW-2. Both witnesses place Koretskyy, and a separate Canada-based drug seller for the cartel identified as Person 1, at cartel meetings in Mexico. The affidavit says Koretskyy and Person 1, who had a pre-existing relationship, worked “to arrange the transfer of narcotics from Mexico to Canada, through the United States.”

According to CW-2, Koretskyy was sent by the Canada-based narco to meet a cartel leader known only as Person 2 in Mexico in late 2012 or early 2013. There, it’s alleged Koretskyy made a deal with Person 2 to move three loads of cocaine from the U.S. to Canada.

In late May, 2013, U.S. authorities recorded a further meeting between the group at which Koretskyy and the Canada-based seller allegedly discussed moving drugs. CW-1, who would later cooperate with the Americans, was also present.