ALLEGED COLOMBIAN DRUG TRAFFICKERS SENT TO U.S.

Two Colombians accused of aiding one of Mexico's most powerful
drug-smuggling organizations have been extradited to the U.S.

Gino Brunetti and Rafael Antonio Parada Ortiz were transferred voluntarily
Sunday to avoid the lengthy legal process that follows an official
extradition request, Mexico's attorney general's office said.

Brunetti is accused of working as a top liaison between Mexico's Arellano
Felix drug organization and drug producers in Colombia, streamlining the
movement of tons of cocaine through Mexico to the U.S. Parada also is
accused of working with the Arellano Felix group but in a lesser capacity,
the attorney general's office said.