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Colombian troops kill drug lord with 45 arrest warrants and a $5m bounty
Source: The Guardian and agencies
Colombian troops kill drug lord with 45 arrest warrants and a $5m bounty
Agencies in Bogotá
Friday 2 October 2015 19.11 BST
One of Colombia’s most-hunted drug traffickers has been killed in a military raid, according to the country’s president, Juan Manuel Santos.
Víctor Navarro, a 39-year-old better known by the alias “Megateo”, had long dominated the historically lawless Catatumbo region near Venezuela where he was killed.
With a $5m US bounty on his head, he had faced 45 different arrest warrants and was especially hunted for a 2006 ambush in which his men killed 17 soldiers and intelligence agents who had set out from Bogotá seeking to capture him.
“Air force intelligence confirms that Megateo was killed. Big hit, congratulations. Criminals either face justice or end in a grave,” President Juan Manuel Santos said on his Twitter account.
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Agencies in Bogotá
Friday 2 October 2015 19.11 BST
One of Colombia’s most-hunted drug traffickers has been killed in a military raid, according to the country’s president, Juan Manuel Santos.
Víctor Navarro, a 39-year-old better known by the alias “Megateo”, had long dominated the historically lawless Catatumbo region near Venezuela where he was killed.
With a $5m US bounty on his head, he had faced 45 different arrest warrants and was especially hunted for a 2006 ambush in which his men killed 17 soldiers and intelligence agents who had set out from Bogotá seeking to capture him.
“Air force intelligence confirms that Megateo was killed. Big hit, congratulations. Criminals either face justice or end in a grave,” President Juan Manuel Santos said on his Twitter account.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/02/colombian-troops-drug-lord-victor-navarro-megateo
