Medellin Cartel founder asks Santos for repatriation to Colombia
Carlos Lehder, famed former drug lord and co-founder of the infamous Medellin Cartel, has asked President Juan Manuel Santos to request repatriation to Colombia.
Carlos Lehder, famed former drug lord and co-founder of the infamous Medellin Cartel, has asked President Juan Manuel Santos to request repatriation to Colombia.
A congressman of Colombia’s leftist position on Wednesday proposed a bill that seeks to prevent the possible extradition of FARC members wanted by the US Justice Department.
More than 20 internationally wanted alleged drug traffickers have been arrested in Colombia and will be extradited to the countries that seek their prosecution, prosecutors said Monday.
Colombia should reconsider its extradition treaty with the United States as it is no longer effective as a deterrent to drug trafficking, according to the Drug Policy Advisory Committee. The…
Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday authorized the suspected mastermind behind the killing of a Venezuelan politician to be extradited to Caracas.
A senior US State department official has said that he is not aware of any initiative to release a formerly extradited foreign official for the FARC, according to French news…
Extradited FARC leader Simon Trinidad could be repatriated to Colombia from the United States where he is currently serving a 60-year prison sentence, according to a US analyst.
Colombia on Monday suspended the extradition of a FARC leader to the United States amid an ongoing debate about whether the country should end extraditing guerrillas who are negotiating peace with the government.
The Special Envoy of United States President Barack Obama reportedly met with Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC over the weekend, presumably to discuss pending extradition requests of guerrillas and the…