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| Title: | Colombia: Colombian Faces U.S. Trial |
| Published On: | 2000-07-14 |
| Source: | New York Times (NY) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-03 16:20:31 |
COLOMBIAN FACES U.S. TRIAL
BOGOTA, Colombia, July 13 -- Colombia extradited a suspected cocaine
smuggler to the United States today, the second time President Andres
Pastrana has sent one of his countryman to stand trial abroad. Orlando
Garcia, 47, faces a New Jersey indictment for allegedly shipping 230 pounds
of cocaine to the United States, officials said. A heroin suspect was sent
to the United States last November.
BOGOTA, Colombia, July 13 -- Colombia extradited a suspected cocaine
smuggler to the United States today, the second time President Andres
Pastrana has sent one of his countryman to stand trial abroad. Orlando
Garcia, 47, faces a New Jersey indictment for allegedly shipping 230 pounds
of cocaine to the United States, officials said. A heroin suspect was sent
to the United States last November.
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