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| Title: | Colombia: Colombia Sends 12 To U.S. To Confront Drug Charges |
| Published On: | 2003-06-24 |
| Source: | Blade, The (Toledo, OH) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-20 03:28:50 |
COLOMBIA SENDS 12 TO U.S. TO CONFRONT DRUG CHARGES
BOGOTA Colombia-- Colombia extradited 12 suspected drug traffickers to the
United States yesterday, bringing to 79 the number of suspected smugglers
President Alvaro Uribe's government has handed over to U.S. custody since
taking office in August.
Mr. Uribe, a close Washington ally, has intensified a U.S. backed
crop-spraying offensive to destroy drug crops and stepped up the pace of
arrests and extradition of drug smugglers to the United States.
BOGOTA Colombia-- Colombia extradited 12 suspected drug traffickers to the
United States yesterday, bringing to 79 the number of suspected smugglers
President Alvaro Uribe's government has handed over to U.S. custody since
taking office in August.
Mr. Uribe, a close Washington ally, has intensified a U.S. backed
crop-spraying offensive to destroy drug crops and stepped up the pace of
arrests and extradition of drug smugglers to the United States.
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