No to offer by alleged drug lord
A Brazilian judge rejected an alleged drug lord’s offer to hand over tens of millions of dollars in exchange for a quick extradition to the United States.
Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia had proposed to tell authorities where he has hidden $30 million to $40 million in return for avoiding a prison term in Brazil, for his wife’s release from jail and for speedy extradition, federal prosecutor Thamea Danelon said.
Ramirez Abadia also said he would give U.S. authorities information on three accomplices abroad and one in Brazil. Another condition was that he be transferred from the prison where he is being held.
“The judge turned down the requests because he said he didn’t want to be tied to any kind of agreement at the time of sentencing,” Danelon said.
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