WORLD : Colombia Set to Extradite 2 More
BOGOTA, Colombia — The government security agency said today it has a convicted drug trafficker and a reputed cocaine smuggler in custody and is prepared to extradite them to the United States.
The office of Gen. Miguel Maza Marquez said Bernardo Pelaez Roldan and Guillermo Bueno Delgado were in a high-security prison. It said extradition proceedings were under way.
The statement followed an announcement by the U.S. Justice Department that they were seeking the extradition of Pelaez Rodan, an alleged associate of the Medellin drug cartel convicted of drug trafficking charges five years ago in Detroit. Bueno Delgado, allegedly of the rival Cali cartel, is wanted in San Francisco and Tallahassee, Fla., on charges of money laundering and importing about 13,000 pounds of cocaine.
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