US Warns Americans in Colombia

AP ^ | Friday, September 7, 2001

[JohnHuang2]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department warned Americans in Colombia to take extra security precautions following the extradition of Fabio Ochoa, the former head of the Medellin drug cartel.

In a statement Friday night, the department noted ``the past history of narcotics traffickers conducting bombings in public areas as a reprisal for or deterrent to extradition.''

``Any suspicious activity should be reported immediately to the appropriate Colombian authorities and to the U.S. Embassy,'' the statement said.

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[Paul_E_Ester]

I am sure after they convict him as a major kingpin and he's sentenced to life, he'll misteriously end up back on the street like Carlos Lehder