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Colombia: SIC investigates football ticket-scalping cartel

By  |  March 6, 2018

Investigators with Colombia’s Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) have conducted a series of visits, which have been extended throughout the week, to the Colombian Football Federation to investigate the alleged existence of a cartel of entrepreneurs who ‘scalped’ thousands of tickets for Colombia’s matches during the World Cup qualifiers for Russia 2018.

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    The headquarters of the Major Division of Colombian Soccer (Dimayor) and the Amateur Division of Colombian Soccer (Difutbol), were also raided. During the inquiries, the SIC investigated the links between the Federation and the owners of Saturno Entertainment, a company that has been marketing tickets for 15 years.

    The officials at the Federation were also consulted about the Rendón family, owners of Real Cartagena, who have been allegedly involved in the sale of tickets for the qualifier games.

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