Colombia Offers $2.5
Million For Arrest Of Each Former
Paramilitary Leader
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Colombia Offers $2.5
Million For Arrest Of Each Former
Paramilitary Leader
Bogota - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe
Monday offered us$2.5 million dollars for
the arrest of each of the four former rebel
group leaders of the United Self-Defenses of
Colombia (AUC).
Uribe made the offer for information leading
to the arrests of Daniel Rendon alias "Don
Mario", Daniel Becerra alias "El Loco
Barrera", Luis Calle alias "Comba" and Pedro
Guerrero alias "Cuchilla" at a security
meeting.
Although the AUC was demobilized in 2006,
some of its former leaders organized new
drug and hit-men cartels.
Uribe said that he will also reward for
information leading to the capture of
guerilla leaders of the National Liberation
Army (ELN) and Revolutionary Armed Forces of
Colombia (FARC) living abroad.
Uribe said the meeting was to define a
strategy against emerging gangs.
"Two years ago there were 4,000 members of
emerging gangs. Currently, 2,544 continue
committing crimes and 2,497 were detained in
two years," Uribe said.
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