Ibar Pérez Corradi

Ibar Esteban Pérez Corradi (born July 16, 1977) is an Argentine criminal who has been imprisoned for narcotics trafficking and money laundering and suspected of connections with a triple crime that took place in Argentina in 2008. At the time of his capture, on June 19, 2016 in Paraguay, he had been at large since March 20, 2012

Career After working for the National Bank from 1996 to 2002, during which time he also became involved in the narcotics trade, he became a successful financier in 2006.

He co-owns two firms, Odín Concept SRL, a pharmaceutical house, in which his partner is Pablo Héctor Quaranta, and C&C Building, a construction company, in which his partner is Martín Eduardo Lanatta.

In May 2008, Pérez Corradi became president of Elaboradora de Productos Biológicos S.A., while his “right-hand man,” Jorge Cabrera, became director of the firm.

Drug trafficking He is said to have trafficked in illegal narcotics, including ephedrine. One source describes him as a member of a “cartel” that dealt in “precursor chemicals”; It has been reported that he got rich selling ephedrine to Mexicans, and that his suppliers were named Alfredo Abrahams and Josué Fucks (sic).

In recent years, Perez Corradi's name has been raised in connection with many drug trafficking cases. A few months after the so-called General Rodriguez triple murder (see below) in August 2008, he was one of several high-profile figures investigated for ephedrine trafficking and illegal trade in medicines that were the basis for ephedrine and crystal meth.

In August 2009, La Nación reported that the Federal Court of San Isidro had ordered the extradition of Pérez Corradi to the United States. This order was a response to an order of capture issued by a court in the state of Maine, which accused Pérez Corradi of having sent a parcel into the U.S. containing 80 oxycodone tablets, and which had led to the detention of Pérez Corradi on October 22, 2008. A request for his release was rejected in September 2010.

In January 2011, Clarín reported that the Supreme Court of Argentina had approved the extradition of Pérez Corradi to the United States on charges of trafficking in oxycodone, thus upholding the decision of the San Isidro court.

In 2011, Pérez Corradi was placed in pretrial detention in Argentina on charges of money laundering.

The triple murder is the subject of a book, La Ejecución: La historia secreta del triple crimen que desnudó la conexión con la mafia de los medicamentos y la recaudación de la campaña K (The Execution: The Secret History of the Triple Murder that Laid Bare the Connection with the Pharmaceutical Mafia and the K Campaign Fund). The book was written by Emilia Delfino and Rodrigo Alegre and published by Random House Mondadori in 2011. but it was reported later that he was still at large.

He was captured in the Triple Border on June 9, 2016, with a new Paraguayan ID and with his fingerprints removed. The judges Sebastián Casanello and María Servini de Cubría asked for his extradition: Casanello works on the triple crime case, and Servini de Cubría on a case of drugs trafficking. Corradi refused to be extradited, claiming that he does not trust the Argentine judiciary, that his family is in Paraguay, and that his life would be at risk if he returns. As a result, the extradition request may take two months to be answered.

Personal life Perez Corradi has been described as a man of few words who keeps a low profile. “He is not the sort who puts all his eggs in one basket.” He is said to have a home in Pilar, in Buenos Aires, and another in Spain, which has proven “very useful” in connection with the export of illicit substances to Europe.