World IN BRIEF : NICARAGUA : Judge Orders Arrest of U.S. Rancher
A Nicaraguan judge ordered police to arrest U.S. rancher John Hull, who allegedly was a Contra collaborator, for possible extradition to Costa Rica. The Costa Rican government claims that Hull used his ranch to run cocaine and supply arms to the Contras opposing Nicaragua’s former Sandinista government in the 1980s. He also faces secondary murder charges in connection with a 1984 bombing at a press conference that killed three journalists, a Costa Rican spokesman said. Hull came to Nicaragua on Aug. 31 and was last seen earlier this month in the provincial capital of Juigalpa. He has denied the charges.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
