Colombia Seizes Belgian Aristocrat’s Hotel Empire

Colombian authorities have seized 11 luxury assets — including five boutique hotels in Cartagena and Barú — from Belgian aristocrat Henri de Croÿ under a court-ordered precautionary asset forfeiture tied to a suspected transnational money laundering network. The action targets corporate entities (Casa Córdoba S.A.S., Persoc Group, Falur Corp.) and individuals, follows a 2022 media investigation that documented use of offshore companies and complex corporate structures to hide assets allegedly from tax fraud, and leaves the properties under state administration pending final legal disposition.