Drug trafficking

‘Superstar’ DEA agent made millions off cocaine traffickers: report

A “superstar” DEA agent secretly fueled a lavish lifestyle by skimming cash from Colombian cocaine traffickers through a multimillion-dollar scam that officials say is turning into one of the worst scandals in the agency’s history, according to a report Tuesday.

Jose Irizarry, who resigned after being recalled from his post in Colombia, was recently identified in court papers as a co-conspirator of a former DEA informant who pleaded guilty to money laundering in Florida, according to the Associated Press.

Profits from the scheme helped Irizarry, 44, buy a Land Rover and a home in Cartagena, the Colombian resort city where he was assigned to combat drug smuggling into the US, current and former law enforcement officials told AP.

He also flew first-class to Europe with Louis Vuitton luggage while wearing a gold Hublot watch — and hosted wild yacht parties with bikini-clad hookers that fellow agents and at least one supervisor attended in violation of DEA rules, according to the report.