[ms61853]

http://www.therealitycheck.org/2008/...-drug-charges/

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigation resulted in the extradition of two Colombian citizens from the Republic of Colombia this past week, according to a report obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
Both suspects made their initial appearances in federal court on terrorism and drug charges related to their alleged involvement with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), a designated foreign terrorist organization in Colombia.

Jose Maria Corredor-Ibague, 42, a/k/a “Boyaco,” and Carolina Yanave-Rojas, 34, a/k/a “Edilma Morales Loaiza,” a/k/a “La Negra,” were arraigned late yesterday in federal court and are scheduled to have a detention hearing tomorrow.
“The passage of new narco-terrorism legislation has armed the federal government with additional tools to protect our homeland,” said Julie L. Myers, Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for ICE.

“The charges brought against Corredor-Ibague should serve as a warning to those engaged in terrorism and narco-trafficking - the U.S. will find you, seek your extradition, and bring you to justice,” she said.

Corredor-Ibague is charged with one count of engaging in drug trafficking with the intent to provide something of pecuniary value to a terrorist organization, or narco-terrorism. Corredor-Ibague was the first person in the nation to be indicted under this narco-terrorism statute, which became law in March 2006.

He is also charged in the indictment with one count of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, with the intent to import the cocaine into the United States. If convicted of both counts, Corredor-Ibague faces a sentence ranging from a mandatory minimum of 20 years to a maximum of life imprisonment.

Among other things, Corredor-Ibague is alleged to have controlled clandestine airstrips in the jungles of Southern Colombia. From Corredor-Ibague’s airstrips, small aircraft flew out multi-hundred kilogram quantities of cocaine which were destined for the United States, Mexico, Brazil, and Europe. Corredor-Ibague allegedly organized these shipments, manufactured and sold the cocaine, and charged a tax on the cocaine shipments that was paid to the FARC. In addition, incoming flights brought small arms weaponry which was used by the FARC to supply its armed forces.

Yanave-Rojas is also charged in the same indictment with one-count of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, with the intent to import the cocaine into the United States. If convicted, she faces a sentence ranging from a mandatory minimum of 10 years to a maximum of life imprisonment.

A second indictment charges both Corredor-Ibague and Yanave-Rojas with three counts: conspiracy to provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization; providing material support or resources to a terrorist organization; and aiding and abetting and causing an act to be done.

Specifically, this indictment alleges that between 2002 and 2006, Corredor-Ibague and Yanave-Rojas were involved in a conspiracy to deliver from Colombia cocaine that was produced and controlled by the FARC to neighboring countries, for delivery to the United States. In exchange, the defendants allegedly provided the FARC with AK-47 and AR-15 assault-type weapons, ammunition, foreign currency, and sophisticated communications equipment, including satellite phones and SIM cards, originating from the United States.

If convicted of the three counts in this indictment, Corredor-Ibague and Yanave-Rojas each face a maximum possible sentence of 15 years imprisonment.

Corredor-Ibague and Yanave-Rojas were arrested by Colombian authorities on Oct. 15, 2006. In December 2006, the United States filed a formal request with the Republic of Colombia seeking their extradition on the charges contained in the two indictments. The extradition request was subsequently granted by the Colombian Supreme Court, and then by the Colombian Ministry of Justice and by Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.
ICE Miami SAC Office partnered with several agencies including the Pentagon’s Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) Southeast Field Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Miami Field Office. This indictment will be prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and trial attorneys from the Counterterrorism Section of the Justice Department’s National Security Division.

[tacomax]

I'm taking the over.

[Sinister Cat]

"narco-terrorism" - awesome. $7.5 billion of your tax dollars hard at work fighting the communist threat in colombia. Finally showing results.

[JC]

The BS war on drugs continues.

[Helmut]

More tax dollars right down the shitter

[ms61853]

Originally Posted by Helmut

More tax dollars right down the shitter

Don't worry. When Obama is elected, he will do everything in his power to stop the US from harassing those Colombian patriots, FARC, and allow the free flow of cocaine at market conditions.

[durito]

What is your purpose of posting this here?

They extradite drug traffickers from here (Colombia) to the US every week. Many of them are far-right wing paramilitaries.

[ms61853]

Originally Posted by durito

What is your purpose of posting this here?

They extradite drug traffickers from here (Colombia) to the US every week. Many of them are far-right wing paramilitaries.

This isn't going to cut into your 7 figure income, is it?

[bettilimbroke999]

Originally Posted by ms61853

Don't worry. When Obama is elected, he will do everything in his power to stop the US from harassing those Colombian patriots, FARC, and allow the free flow of cocaine at market conditions.

Obama made it rain here yesterday when I was in the middle of a round of golf, I'm with ya ms, Obama also made me lose my TB -11 bet yesterday, fuker let the Seahawks get a TD in garbage time to only lose by 10. Bush/McCain would've never let that happen, vote Repub, so that sensible unbiased ppl like ms can lead this nation

[durito]

Originally Posted by ms61853

This isn't going to cut into your 7 figure income, is it?

I'm not a drug trafficker. When you lose your tip money to sportsbooks, I'm winning it on the other side.

I do not support the FARC. They are in fact drug dealing terrorists (which makes for the first time here at SBR, one of your posts is accurate).


Again, what is the purpose of you posting this here?

[ms61853]

Originally Posted by durito

I'm not a drug trafficker. When you lose your tip money to sportsbooks, I'm winning it on the other side.

I do not support the FARC. They are in fact drug dealing terrorists (which makes for the first time here at SBR, one of your posts is accurate).


Again, what is the purpose of you posting this here?

I'm just concerned for you Mr. Durito.

I mean you live in the Colombian mountains and make 7 figures a year (since you told a poster here you make more in a year than they make in a lifetime).

You love Democrats and despise Republicans. Colombia seems to be one of the few Latin American countries that doesn't hate Bush (Chavez tries to tie Bush to Colombia as much as possible to further his status).

Oh yeah, there are groups in Colombia that do hate Bush with a passion (FARC and drug traffickers).

So your posts seem incongruous. Are you being forced to post under duress? How can we help you?

[Shark79]

FARC without there biggest leader (Marulanda aka "Tiro Fijo") are soon to be history.

with our without them ... colombia will continue to send drugs into CR and from CR to various parts of the world ...


and I agree with Durito ... whats the purpose of the thread?

[durito]

Originally Posted by ms61853

I'm just concerned for you Mr. Durito.

I mean you live in the Colombian mountains and make 7 figures a year (since you told a poster here you make more in a year than they make in a lifetime).

You love Democrats and despise Republicans. Colombia seems to be one of the few Latin American countries that doesn't hate Bush (Chavez tries to tie Bush to Colombia as much as possible to further his status).

Oh yeah, there are groups in Colombia that do hate Bush with a passion (FARC and drug traffickers).

So your posts seem incongruous. Are you being forced to post under duress? How can we help you?

We?

You can help me by continuing to gamble on sports.

And I hate the democrats.

[tacomax]

Originally Posted by ms61853

I mean you live in the Colombian mountains and make 7 figures a year (since you told a poster here you make more in a year than they make in a lifetime).

I believe that poster was Deuce. Durito could only be pulling in just over 5 figures a year and that statement would still hold true.

[ms61853]

Originally Posted by durito

We?

You can help me by continuing to gamble on sports.

And I hate the democrats.

OK. I won't hound you on this anymore.

Just a couple of questions.

Just how specific are you willing to specify what it is you do to earn a 7 figure income living in the Colombian mountains?

Are you an expatriated American?

Not that I care about you; I won't hear some logic about this anti-Bush rhetoric if there is any.

[durito]

I do not earn 7 figures. I do make a comfortable living. I do advantage gambling and other investments.

I live in a city of 4 million people (Medellin)that happens to be "in the mountains". It's a modern developed city with a thriving economy. Nothing like what I imagine you are thinking.

Yes I am a gringo.

[ms61853]

Originally Posted by durito

I do not earn 7 figures. I do make a comfortable living. I do advantage gambling and other investments.

I live in a city of 4 million people (Medellin)that happens to be "in the mountains". It's a modern developed city with a thriving economy. Nothing like what I imagine you are thinking.

Yes I am a gringo.

A bit more friendly post (never forget, Obama still sucks)

You say you are a gringo. I've learned a lot about that word since I married an Honduran woman 7 years ago (she was living in Florida at the time.)

Most of Latin America does not think of "gringo" as a bad word.

However, when Mexicans use it (most especially northern Mexicans) it is used as offensively as if I called a black guy a "ngger." Mexicans here instead refer to whites as "boleos" (a big white bread)