News (Media Awareness Project) - Brazil: Captured Drug Lord Arrives In Brazil |
| Title: | Brazil: Captured Drug Lord Arrives In Brazil |
| Published On: | 2001-04-26 |
| Source: | Los Angeles Times (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-01 11:27:01 |
CAPTURED DRUG LORD ARRIVES IN BRAZIL
BRASILIA, Brazil--Brazil's most powerful drug lord, Luiz Fernando da
Costa, arrived here Wednesday, five days after he was captured in
Colombia.
Da Costa arrived in Brasilia aboard a Brazilian air force plane and
was taken to police headquarters.
Da Costa, with one arm in a sling tucked under a bulletproof vest,
was briefly shown to reporters at the headquarters, his first public
appearance in Brazil in five years.
Da Costa is accused of buying tons of cocaine from the rebel group
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, paying about $10
million a month. He also faces homicide charges in Brazil.
BRASILIA, Brazil--Brazil's most powerful drug lord, Luiz Fernando da
Costa, arrived here Wednesday, five days after he was captured in
Colombia.
Da Costa arrived in Brasilia aboard a Brazilian air force plane and
was taken to police headquarters.
Da Costa, with one arm in a sling tucked under a bulletproof vest,
was briefly shown to reporters at the headquarters, his first public
appearance in Brazil in five years.
Da Costa is accused of buying tons of cocaine from the rebel group
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, paying about $10
million a month. He also faces homicide charges in Brazil.
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