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Oct 18, 2026 at 10:09 PM ET
Israeli national arrested in Colombia over Dubai fraud case
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Colombian police and Interpol arrested Mikhael Mezrahi, a 61-year-old Israeli national, at Bogotá’s El Dorado International Airport under an Interpol Red Notice. Colombian police said the UAE wants him to serve a prison sentence for fraud and related offenses; investigators allege he was linked to a network that defrauded a Dubai bank of about $16.7 million. He was transferred to Colombia’s Attorney General’s Office as extradition proceedings advanced.
WHO: Colombian police and Interpol
WHAT: They arrested Mikhael Mezrahi at El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá under an Interpol Red Notice.
WHEN: Reported Oct 18, 2026 at 6:18 PM ET
WHERE: Bogotá, Colombia
WHY: The arrest followed an Interpol Red Notice; the UAE seeks Mezrahi to serve a prison sentence for fraud and related offenses.
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