Lorielmo Steele Pomare

Lorielmo Steele Pomare is a Colombian national currently facing extradition proceedings in the United States for his alleged involvement in a drug trafficking and arms smuggling network. At 59 years old, Steele Pomare has been implicated in a scheme that reportedly involved the exchange of cocaine from Colombian rebel groups, specifically the FARC, for firearms sourced from the U.S. He has been detained since November 2023 as authorities investigate his connections to corrupt Bahamian officials and the broader implications of his activities in the Caribbean drug trade.