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Title: | Colombia: Warlord's Army Dismantled |
Published On: | 2007-09-18 |
Source: | New York Times (NY) |
Fetched On: | 2008-01-11 22:30:59 |
WARLORD'S ARMY DISMANTLED
The Colombian police said they had dismantled the private army of
Carlos Mario Jimenez, a paramilitary warlord who is awaiting
extradition to the United States, by arresting 147 people believed to
be protecting a major cocaine smuggling ring. Gen. Orlando Paez, who
carried out the weekend raid on three jungle camps where the arrests
took place, said the armed group was under the command of Mr. Jimenez,
who is being held on a navy frigate off Colombia's Atlantic coast
while awaiting extradition.
The Colombian police said they had dismantled the private army of
Carlos Mario Jimenez, a paramilitary warlord who is awaiting
extradition to the United States, by arresting 147 people believed to
be protecting a major cocaine smuggling ring. Gen. Orlando Paez, who
carried out the weekend raid on three jungle camps where the arrests
took place, said the armed group was under the command of Mr. Jimenez,
who is being held on a navy frigate off Colombia's Atlantic coast
while awaiting extradition.
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