I guess he's gone too far out on the edge.
US to Broaden Colombian Aid**** At a later news conference, Hutchinson declined to comment on whether an operation was afoot to capture the rebel, Tomas Medina, of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. U.S. prosecutors say his unit, based in jungles near the Brazilian border, conspired with Brazilian traffickers to ship cocaine to the United States. Hutchinson said Colombia's main paramilitary leader, Carlos Castano of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, or AUC, is also under U.S. investigation for drug trafficking. The DEA has cited Castano before as a drug trafficker, but he has not been indicted in the United States.
Whether Castano - and other guerrilla leaders beside Medina - are indicted will depend on how much evidence U.S. authorities can collect, Hutchinson said. Hutchinson was also asked about a message posted on the Internet Tuesday by Castano, in which the paramilitary leaders says he has been trying to help dozens of Colombian drug traffickers turn themselves over to U.S. justice - apparently in plea deals. "We do not negotiate with narco-traffickers unless they simply want to know how to surrender," the DEA chief said.****
I've heard Castano has shaken down narco-traffickers, but both
Time and the
Washington Post have not been able to lay a glove on the guy. I don't think they have even been able to make that accusation, and they would if they could.
Castano's clean, IMHO.
Great thread. Are you from Venezuela or have you lived there?