Warlord Turns In Weapons in Peace Deal
From Times Wire Reports
One of Colombia’s most notorious paramilitary warlords, convicted mass murderer and wanted cocaine trafficker Hernan Giraldo, handed over his weapons under a peace deal that could let him off with a relatively light jail sentence.
Giraldo and his followers gave up rifles, pistols and other weapons in a ceremony at Quebrada El Sol in northern Colombia.
Giraldo’s 1,166-member fighting force, known as the Tayrona Resistance Block, is part of the illegal United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, or AUC.
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