(5 Jul 1995) Natural Sound
Colombian police have arrested another leader of the notorious Cali drug cartel.
Jose Santacruz Londono, who's thought to be the number three figure in the group, was picked up by police officers (Tuesday), as he was eating a meal in a Bogota restaurant.
His arrest comes a month after two other senior cartel members surrendered to the authorities.
The arrest of fifty two year old Jose Santacruz Londono is a triumph for the Colombian authorities, who are striving to prove to the outside world that they're clamping down on the country's drug barons.
Fifty two year old Londono, alias "chepe", is thought to be the number three figure in the Cali cartel, which supplies 80% of the world's cocaine.
The US government say's that Londono was responsible for consolidating the gang's sales network in New York.
Looking tired and dishevelled, Londono was displayed in front of television cameras and photographers at national police headquarters.
He had been arrested by eight officers who found him at a Bogota restaurant with his friends. He did not offer any resistance.
The Colombian authorities had put up a $625,000 reward for Londono's capture.
He had been on the run for many years and is wanted on drug trafficking and terrorism charges. He's also been linked to the 1992 murder of a journalist who was investigating his drug connections.
Although Londono's been indicted on a number of occasions in the United States, the Colombian's won't hand him over because their law forbids the extradition of their citizens.
The country's defence minister Fernando Botero Zea congratulated the police on the arrest.
But in spite of their recent successes against the Cali cartel, the authorities reluctantly admit that it could be many years before they win the war against drugs.
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