Colombia raid 'nets drug money'

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    • Sep 2006
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    Colombia raid 'nets drug money'

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    Colombian police have found $29m (&pound;18m; 21m euros) and 17m euros from suspected drug payments in a house in Bogota.

    The money is believed to be drug payments from Mexican cartels to Colombia's top drug trafficker, Daniel "The Madman" Barrera.

    It brings to $140m the total of cash seized in just more than a month.

    Intelligence sources told the BBC they believe Mr Barrera is in Venezuela, beyond the reach of both Colombian and US authorities.

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    Police acting on a tip-off raided a house in southern Bogota, uncovering bricks of cash.

    The money is believed to be payment from Mexican cartels for multi-ton consignments of cocaine sent by Mr Barrera, Colombia's most wanted drug trafficker, for whom the US is offering a $5m reward.

    It seems the security forces have penetrated the kingpin's network, as this is the fourth seizure in little more than a month.

    Though the police have been able to track the Colombian drug lord's money, they have not had any luck finding him.

    This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.


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