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WASHINGTON - The U.S. government on Tuesday accused outlaw paramilitary
leader Carlos Castano and two other members of his powerful anti-guerrilla army in Colombia of smuggling 17 tons of ******* to the United States and Europe over the past five years. Attorney General John Ashcroft, noting that Castano recently said he wanted to "face the U.S. justice system," called on the sought-after paramilitary leader to "surrender to United States authorities." [snip] The indictments of Castano, fellow commander Salvatore Mancuso and paramilitary member Juan Carlos Sierra-Ramirez came at a critical juncture in U.S.-Colombia relations and as President Alvaro Uribe visited Washington seeking sustained economic and military assistance to regain control of his homeland. Human rights monitors blame the 11,000 or so members of Castano's paramilitary forces for the vast majority of atrocities and massacres in Colombia in recent years. Even so, Castano has significant support among Colombians, some of whom view his armed group, the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, or AUC, as fighting harder to stand up to leftist guerrillas than the conventional army. Pubdate: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 Source: Miami Herald (FL) Copyright: 2002 The Miami Herald Contact: heralded@herald.com Website: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/ |
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