JAILED DRUGLORDS ARE POISED TO GET PASSES

Weekend passes for jailed druglords?

You bet. And there's more.Under a proposed law in Colombian, imprisoned
drug barons could get regular 15day permits to get out of jail.

They could visit loved ones, travel around Colombia and enjoy unrestricted
movement under a proposal passed overwhelmingly Tuesday night by the
Senate.

Actually, the proposal is a rollback from a more sweeping plan passed by
the lower House Dec. 2 that would have partially emptied overcrowded jails
and given 40 percent term reductions to the jailed capos of the Cali
Cartel.

That proposal sparked indignation in Washington and led to this week's
compromise plan, which is nearly certain to be signed into law.