One of US most-wanted alleged drug kingpins nabbed in Cuba

Monday, July 12, 2004

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP): One of Colombia's alleged drug kingpins most wanted by the United States, Luis Hernando Gomez Bustamante, has been captured in Cuba, police said Friday.

Gomez Bustamante, alleged leader of the Norte del Valle cartel, was detained July 2 in Cuba, said Colombian Police General Jorge Daniel Castro.

"He entered the island on a false Venezuelan passport. At this time, he is in the hands of Cuban prosecutors and we are bringing him to Colombia soon," the police general said.

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