Founder of Colombian Drug Cartel Extradited
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A founder of a Colombian drug cartel that became the world’s chief supplier of cocaine in the 1990s was transported to a Florida jail after being extradited from Colombia.
Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, 65, is being held in a downtown Miami jail. His first court appearance is set for Monday.
Rodriguez Orejuela is charged, along with his brother, Miguel, with running a drug network responsible for producing 80% of the U.S. cocaine supply in the 1990s. The brothers have been jailed in Colombia for nearly a decade.
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