Alleged Colombian druglord faces U.S. extradition request in Argentine courts

Record ID: 103274

  • Title: Alleged Colombian druglord faces U.S. extradition request in Argentine courts
  • Date: 17th May 2016
  • Summary: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (FILE) (REUTERS) ANTI-DRUG AGENTS OF THE ARGENTINE POLICE WAITING TO TRANSFER LONDONO LONDONO BEING ESCORTED BY ARGENTINE POLICE SECURITY GUARD WITH BINOCULAR VARIOUS OF POLICE CONVOY TRANSFERRING LONDONO IN VEHICLE
  • Embargoed: 1st June 2016 22:42
  • Keywords: Colombia drug trafficking U.S. extradition Argentina Henry de Jesus Lopez Londono My Blood Mi Sangre
  • Location: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
  • City: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
  • Country: Colombia
  • Topics: Judicial Process/Court Cases/Court Decisions
  • Reuters ID: LVA0024I771VN
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: PART QUALITY AS INCOMING
    Argentine federal courts began a hearing on Tuesday (May 17) regarding an U.S. extradition request for suspected Colombian drug trafficker Henry de Jesus Lopez Londono.
    Better known as "Mi Sangre" (My Blood), Londono was detained in Argentina in 2011 after entering the country on a false passport with his wife and son.
    A U.S. federal court in southern Florida subsequently requested Londono's extradition on charges of drug smuggling and conspiracy.
    Presenting his defence in court, Londono said the request was politically driven and had no legal basis.
    "The ruling on this request for my extradition to the United States, stands on its own merits, not just because of the DEA which is already acknowledged as my political persecutor, but also because the very public servants who took part and recognised officially and publicly they were part of this set up, they recognised officially and publicly one month after the warrant was ordered that it was all false without any legal basis," said Londono.
    The hearing had been scheduled for November 2013 but delayed given a "series of manoeuvres", Judge Sebastian Ramos stated, adding that no more delays would be admitted.
    Londono has been identified as previously heading up Los Urabenos, one of Colombia's most dangerous paramilitary groups, and is identified by the national police as one of the main suppliers of cocaine to Mexico's Los Zetas cartel.
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