Colombian conman arrested after hotel heist

ONE of the world’s most wanted men, a Colombian conman who absconded from a prison in Britain, was arrested in Dublin yesterday.

Juan Carlos Guzman-Betancourt, 29, who has conned his way into hotel rooms around the world, went on the run from an open prison in Britain earlier this month. He was being hunted by gardaí in Dublin following a burglary at the Merrion Hotel last week, in which jewellery, credit cards and tens of thousands of euro were taken.

A garda spokesman confirmed Guzman-Betancourt was arrested in Dublin city centre yesterday in connection with the burglary at the five-star hotel.