Posted on 09/10/2007 10:31:29 PM PDT by yorkie
BOGOTA, Colombia - An alleged drug kingpin was captured in his underwear Monday, hiding in a bush outside a house in western Colombia, government officials said in Bogota.
Diego Leon Montoya Sanchez was captured in his underwear, hiding in bushes, Gen. Mario Montoya Uribe said.
1 of 2 Diego Leon Montoya Sanchez, now 47 the FBI says, was taken into custody early Monday, Minister of Defense Juan Manuel Santos told reporters.
"He was considered the most sought-after narcotrafficker in the world," Santos said.
The FBI had been seeking Montoya, known as "Don Diego," for seven years and had him on the Most Wanted list. The FBI accused him of being responsible for shipping "multiple tons of cocaine" into the United States and called him "one of the principal leaders of the Colombian North Valley drug cartel," which it said is "the most powerful and violent drug trafficking organization in Colombia."
[snip]Montoya was responsible for as much as 70 percent of the cocaine sold in the United States and Europe and his organization ordered 1,500 assassinations, Santos said.
The capture was the culmination of a plan months in the making, Santos said. Plans revved up three days ago, when informants told authorities that Montoya was in the town of Salsa in the department of El Valle, he said.
[snip]The U.S. State Department was offering a $5 million reward for Montoya Sanchez's capture. It was not immediately clear who, if anyone, would get it.
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ME MEMEMMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMMEMemememememmememe! ME! Ok, and you can have some.
*snort* DON Diego in his underpanties. Glad to see that one go behind bars.
“This is a MAJOR bust! This ‘Don Diego’ was responsible for 70% of the cocaine sold in the U.S. Kudos to the FBI!”
The rest will pick up the slack.
The War on Drugs is the REASON these scum are in business.
Your user name and ‘underpanties’ used together? Britney!
This guy should be dispatched ASAP to join Saddam.
Since taking office in 2002, President Alvaro Uribe, a key U.S. ally in Latin America, has approved the extradition of nearly 500 Colombians to the United States
And President Uribe is the guy who Reid, Pelosi and the dems are giving the cold shoulder to when they should be bending over backwards to assist him. He's a strong ally of ours in South America.
I absolutely LOVE yorkies. I rescue dogs and have pekes and chihuahuas, but never a yorkie has come my way. When it does, I’m gonna be all over it. Did you know Zacsmom? She was a big yorkie fan. In fact, Zac is a yorkie.
Yep, just like prohibition in the 20's and 30's....only more violent.
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