Colombians Arrest 5 Persons Indicted in the U.S. for Cocaine Trafficking

On July 8, 1999, in an operation sure to test the 1997 U.S.-Colombian extradition treaty, Colombian officials arrest five persons accused o masterminding a scheme to transport tons of cocaine into the U.S. and Europe. U.S. federal prosecutors in Miami will seek to extradite them... [more]