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| Colombia Urabenos 'gang leader' captured in Argentina | Colombia Urabenos 'gang leader' captured in Argentina |
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| One of Colombia's most wanted drug dealers, Henry de Jesus Lopez, has been arrested in Argentina. | One of Colombia's most wanted drug dealers, Henry de Jesus Lopez, has been arrested in Argentina. |
| Lopez, known as Mi Sangre or My Blood, was detained while eating in a Buenos Aires restaurant, police said. | Lopez, known as Mi Sangre or My Blood, was detained while eating in a Buenos Aires restaurant, police said. |
| He is alleged to be a leader of the Urabenos gang, which controls much of the drug trade in northern Colombia. | He is alleged to be a leader of the Urabenos gang, which controls much of the drug trade in northern Colombia. |
| Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has made the fight against criminal gangs such as the Urabenos one of his government's priorities. | Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has made the fight against criminal gangs such as the Urabenos one of his government's priorities. |
| President Santos, via his Twitter account, thanked the Argentine authorities for their co-operation in finding and arresting Lopez. | |
| "Another blow against the Bacrim (criminal bands) and drug-trafficking," Mr Santos wrote. | "Another blow against the Bacrim (criminal bands) and drug-trafficking," Mr Santos wrote. |
| Lopez, 41, a former right-wing paramilitary fighter, is reported to have posed as a businessman who travelled frequently in South America. | |
| He had evaded two previous operations to catch him in Argentina and Paraguay, said Gen Jose Roberto Leon Riano, the head of Colombia's police. | |
| On Tuesday, he was detained as was dining with his wife and several bodyguards, police said. | |
| He is wanted both in Colombia and the US. |