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Judi Lynn

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Wed Jul 18, 2012, 09:58 AM Jul 2012

'Urabeņos commander' captured in Honduras .

'Urabeños commander' captured in Honduras .
Tuesday, 17 July 2012 14:42 Olle Ohlsen Pettersson

The alleged second-in-command of Colombia's most powerful neo-paramilitary group, the Urabeños, has been captured in Honduras, reported Colombian media Tuesday.

Alexander Montoya Usuga, alias "El Flaco," was arrested Tuesday morning in Honduras in a joint operation between Honduran and Colombian authorities. Montoya had allegedly served as number two in the Urabeños since early 2012 and was reportedly in charge of managing the organization's drug routes in northwestern Colombia. He was detained on charges of murder and drug trafficking.

Montoya reportedly travelled to Honduras from an unknown country in an airplane stolen from Bogota’s El Dorado airport earlier this year.

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Before working with the Urabeños, Montoya was a member of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, or AUC, a now-demobilized right-wing paramilitary organization.

More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/25120-alleged-urabenos-commander-captured-in-honduras.html

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