Pubdate: Tue, 18 Sep 2007
Source: New York Times (NY)
Copyright: 2007 The New York Times Company
Contact:  http://www.nytimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/298
Author: The Associated Press
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WARLORD'S ARMY DISMANTLED

The Colombian police said they had dismantled the private army of
Carlos Mario Jimenez, a paramilitary warlord who is awaiting
extradition to the United States, by arresting 147 people believed to
be protecting a major cocaine smuggling ring. Gen. Orlando Paez, who
carried out the weekend raid on three jungle camps where the arrests
took place, said the armed group was under the command of Mr. Jimenez,
who is being held on a navy frigate off Colombia's Atlantic coast
while awaiting extradition.
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