In January 2026, the Colombian Attorney General’s Office announced the seizure of 12 properties, including real estate, vehicles, and businesses, valued at more than 7.3 billion pesos, linked to Valentina Forero Álvarez, a model facing charges in the United States for money laundering related to drug trafficking.
The properties are located in Armenia, Cali, Sevilla, and Jamundí, and were allegedly acquired with money from international cocaine trafficking. According to the investigation, the properties were not registered directly in Forero Álvarez’s name, but rather in the names of shell companies, family members, and associates without the financial means to justify such acquisitions.
On February 10, the model made headlines again when Univision revealed details of the hearing in which the Colombian pleaded guilty to laundering millions of dollars in the states of Florida and Georgia.
