Reputed Drug Cartel Boss Held in Colombia
Reuters
BOGOTA, Colombia — The government claimed a major strike against drug gangs Sunday with the arrest of a man it characterized as the nation’s last billionaire cocaine merchant still at large.
Alberto Orlandez Gamboa, 42, was seized late Saturday in the port of Barranquilla.
National Police Chief Gen. Rosso Jose Serrano said Orlandez is the reputed chief of the Coast drug cartel. He was wanted on numerous charges, including murder.
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