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Spain seizes Colombia 'drug lord' | Spain seizes Colombia 'drug lord' |
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An alleged Colombian drugs lord, Edgar Guillermo Vallejo-Guarin, has been arrested in Spain. | An alleged Colombian drugs lord, Edgar Guillermo Vallejo-Guarin, has been arrested in Spain. |
Mr Vallejo-Guarin, known as Beto the Gypsy, is wanted for drugs-trafficking, money-laundering and murder. | Mr Vallejo-Guarin, known as Beto the Gypsy, is wanted for drugs-trafficking, money-laundering and murder. |
Spanish police say he was using a false identity when they arrested him at a luxury hotel in the capital, Madrid. | Spanish police say he was using a false identity when they arrested him at a luxury hotel in the capital, Madrid. |
The US authorities say he is one of Latin America's top drugs traffickers and had offered a $5m reward for information leading to his arrest. | The US authorities say he is one of Latin America's top drugs traffickers and had offered a $5m reward for information leading to his arrest. |
False documents | False documents |
The BBC's Danny Wood, in Madrid, says Beto the Gypsy, 47, is suspected of transporting tonnes of drugs into the US and Europe. | The BBC's Danny Wood, in Madrid, says Beto the Gypsy, 47, is suspected of transporting tonnes of drugs into the US and Europe. |
The US Drugs Enforcement Administration says he was one of the main sources of Colombian cocaine smuggled into America in the 1990s. | |
He has been a fugitive since 2001, when he was indicted by a court in Florida. | He has been a fugitive since 2001, when he was indicted by a court in Florida. |
Police said he had been constantly on the move to avoid arrest, staying in hotels across Europe, and was carrying false documents when he was arrested. | Police said he had been constantly on the move to avoid arrest, staying in hotels across Europe, and was carrying false documents when he was arrested. |
Spain is one of the main entry points to Europe for cocaine smuggled from South America. | Spain is one of the main entry points to Europe for cocaine smuggled from South America. |
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