TEMPO.CO, Bogota - Colombia extradited one of the most feared druglord to the United States. Daniel Barrera (51), known as "El Loco" (The Madman), was caught last year in Venezuela, and sent back to Colombia.
On his run, he had cosmetic surgery procedure and tried to burn his fingerprints to conceal his identity. He was charged in Colombia in 1990 but escaped. "He is wanted in the US on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering," said an official as cited on BBC.
In his reign, he is believed to have controlled smuggling routes from Colombia through Venezuela to Central America and eventually the US. He has transported hundreds of tons of cocaine in two-decade time.
Previously, the US had offered $5 million (£3.8 million) for information leading to his arrest and Colombia added an additional $2.7 million to that reward. "This extradition showed other criminals they were better off turning themselves in," Colombian national police chief Jose Roberto Leon said.
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