Prominent FARC rebel is detained
A guerrilla wanted in the United States for the kidnapping of three Americans and trafficking cocaine has been captured near the Venezuelan border.
The army said the capture of Luz Dari Conde Rubio, known as “Doris Adriana,” was a blow to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
Authorities said Rubio was part of a FARC front involved in drug smuggling and the kidnapping of contract workers Marc Gonsalves, Keith Stansell and Thomas Howes. They were captured in 2003 when their aircraft crashed on an anti-drug mission and are still being held.
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