Drug kingpin Luis ‘Shock’ Grijalb busted after his glamorous wife boasted about their luxury holidays on social media

A DRUG cartel kingpin was arrested successful the UK aft agents tracked his wife's boasts astir their travels.

Luis Grijalba is wanted successful the US connected charges of exporting cocaine from Costa Rica.

The 43-year-old was held successful London aft arriving to observe the New Year with Estefania McDonald Rodriguez connected a £16,000 holiday.

American Drug Enforcement Administration agents had followed her societal media posts astir visits to the capital, and Paris.

They had to onslaught portion Grijalba was retired of Costa Rica, arsenic the federation usually bars extradition of its own.

One representation showed Grijalba, known arsenic Shock, and his woman successful a pick fur-collared overgarment successful beforehand of the Eiffel Tower.

They past moved connected to the UK wherever much posts from Estefania gave distant their position.

National Crime Agency officers arrested Grijalba adjacent London Bridge.

Randall Zúñiga, of Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Agency, said cautious Grijalba often travelled overseas separately from his wife.

Zuniga said: "His woman travelled retired of the state a batch and posted astir it connected societal media.

"They went to Colombia and Europe a lot. They had recorded respective trips. She uploaded a batch of photos."

Social media accounts amusement Estefania posing with parrots connected a beach, extracurricular luxury hotels and iconic landmarks.

Zúñiga added: "The DEA had been pursuing Grijalba for respective months and were waiting for the planetary apprehension warrant to beryllium ready.

"They informed america of the arrest, but it was their job. There was nary unfastened lawsuit successful Costa Rica for which helium could beryllium arrested."

Grijalba faced Westminster JPs the time aft his apprehension and is contesting extradition to the US, wherever helium tin expect a lengthy jailhouse term.

The lawsuit was adjourned until adjacent month.

He has survived 2 assassination attempts successful Costa Rica, including 1 successful which helium cowered down a cherry histrion portion 7 comrades were gunned down.

An NCA spokesperson said: "Luis Picado Grijalba, 43, was arrested successful the London Bridge country connected December 29 and remanded into custody.

"Extradition proceedings are ongoing."

Drug murders successful Costa Rica person soared 60 per cent successful a decade.

Limón province, wherever Grijalba is based, has been worst hit.

Costa Rican Attorney General Carlo Díaz said: "This is an important seizure for us, due to the fact that we had not yet been capable to property immoderate transgression enactment to him successful our country.

"But I reiterate, helium has been linked successful immoderate investigations to cause trafficking successful Limón.

"The DEA is not lone satisfied with this idiosyncratic serving a transgression sentence, but they besides question to instrumentality distant each his assets and we are going to collaborate with them."