Colombia Extradites
Accused Drug Trafficker
To U.S.
The Colombian government
on Monday extradited to
the United States
Eugenio Montoya, a
high-ranking member of a
major Colombian drug
trafficking cartel, the
National Police said.
Montoya, alias "Don
Hugo," is allegedly
responsible for managing
assets and money
laundering of the North
Valley cartel.
Montoya was flown to
California on Monday
after being handed over
by the Colombian police
to the U.S. Drug
Enforcement Agency
(DEA), a general of the
National Police said.
Montoya is the brother
of Diego Leon Montoya,
alias "Don Diego," who
is in prison and
allegedly responsible
for 70 percent of the
cocaine smuggled into
the United States.
"Don Hugo" was captured
on Jan. 15, 2007, by
Colombian special
forces. The U.S.
government had offered a
5-million-dollar reward
for his arrest.
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