Venezuela hands over alleged Colombian drug lord to US
By Will Grant BBC News, Caracas
Colombian Carlos Alberto "Beto" Renteria is escorted handcuffed by Venezuelan secret police .
Venezuela has extradited an alleged Colombian drug baron, Carlos Alberto Renteria, to the US after his arrest in the Venezuelan capital last week.
Mr Renteria, who allegedly headed Colombia's Norte del Valle drug cartel, was handed over to US officials at Caracas airport.
Two other suspected drug traffickers were also extradited.
More here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10627865
According to Fox News, U.S. and Colombian officials have frequently accused Chavez's government of lax anti-drug efforts, including allowing Venezuela to become a safe haven for Colombian drug lords.
Does this latest development help to lay such accusations to rest to some degree?
Originally posted by FMFSpeaking of safe havens, welcome to the land of forgiveness!! It is a land where illegals come in droves and are declared citizens. It is a land where child molestors are routinely freed to roam our streets etc!! He should fit right in FMF.
[b]Venezuela hands over alleged Colombian drug lord to US
By Will Grant BBC News, Caracas
[quote]Colombian Carlos Alberto "Beto" Renteria is escorted handcuffed by Venezuelan secret police .
Venezuela has extradited an alleged Colombian drug baron, Carlos Alberto Renteria, to the US after his arrest in the Venezuelan capital last week.
Mr Renteri ...[text shortened]... lords.
Does this latest development help to lay such accusations to rest to some degree?[/b]
Originally posted by whodeyWhy don't you start a thread about it rather than seek to hijack this one?
Speaking of safe havens, welcome to the land of forgiveness!! It is a land where illegals come in droves and are declared citizens. It is a land where child molestors are routinely freed to roam our streets etc!!
Originally posted by utherpendragonwell, he is known for his incredibly hypocritical statements.
FMF is crying about threads being hi-jacked?!
LMAO!!!!!
😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲
There was this thread (non-US august thread) where he replied to one of my posts saying he "wasn't interested in surly personalizations", despite that being his trademark style of debate around here.
Originally posted by FMFthe key word being "Colombian".
[b]Venezuela hands over alleged Colombian drug lord to US
By Will Grant BBC News, Caracas
[quote]Colombian Carlos Alberto "Beto" Renteria is escorted handcuffed by Venezuelan secret police .
Venezuela has extradited an alleged Colombian drug baron, Carlos Alberto Renteria, to the US after his arrest in the Venezuelan capital last week.
Mr Renteri ...[text shortened]... lords.
Does this latest development help to lay such accusations to rest to some degree?[/b]
no skin off Chavez' nose!
unlikely paramilitaries (check out the photo)
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/10770-colombian-alleges-abuse-at-hands-of-venezuela.html
A Colombian woman alleges that she, her daughter and three others were detained and mistreated by authorities in Venezuela, after a reported tip-off that they were paramilitaries. The Colombian's daughter and two others remain in custody.
Alba Lucia Alzate told El Tiempo Tuesday that she had crossed the Venezuelan border on July 9 along with her daughter and three other Colombians. Alzate claims that later that day, at 1PM, they were apprehended by Venezuelan police in the border town of Ureña in the Venezuelan state of Tachira.
According to Alzante, Venezuelan police officers stopped the group of Colombians at gunpoint. "They told us to raise our hands. The only things we had on us were our cell phones. They ordered us to put those on the floor," Alzante said.
Afterwards, Alzate alleges, the travelers were taken to the police station where they were told that the officers were checking their criminal records. "They explained to us that if we didn't have one, we would be released," Alzante said. "But it was a lie."
The Quindio native claims that the police put hoods on all the detainees, apart from her daughter, and took photos. According to El Tiempo, these photos later appeared in the Venezuelan press.
Alzante was released Friday but she remains concerned for her daughter who is still detained in Venezuela. The Colombian says she found out Thursday that her daughter had been transferred to San Cristobal, in the Venezuelan state of Tachira. "My child is in a juvenile court, but that's all I know," Alzate said.
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Originally posted by zeeblebotThat blew right by FMF,, of course..Chavez would be happy to get rid of a Columbian drug lord....
the key word being "Colombian".
no skin off Chavez' nose!
Oh, off topic, I was just reading an article about LSD, and I think it would be a perfect drug for FMF, as it seems to deal with the ego.
Lol, the guy is fun though.
Originally posted by zeeblebotYes. The exact point of this OP. According to Fox News, U.S. and Colombian officials have frequently accused Chavez's government of [...] allowing Venezuela to become a safe haven for Colombian drug lords. Does this latest development help to lay such accusations to rest to some degree?
the key word being "Colombian".
Originally posted by FMFhe's served up one foreign drug lord. big deal.
Yes. The exact point of this OP. According to Fox News, U.S. and Colombian officials have frequently accused Chavez's government of [...] allowing Venezuela to become a safe haven for Colombian drug lords. Does this latest development help to lay such accusations to rest to some degree?
maybe the guy tried to double-cross Chavez.
or maybe this IS a new era and Chavez will serve up the rest of them.