Colombian drug baron gets 30 years in US prison

[Judi Lynn]

Posted on Tuesday, 04.28.09
Colombian drug baron gets 30 years in US prison
By CURT ANDERSON
AP Legal Affairs Writer

MIAMI -- A Colombian who admitted running finances for the North Valley cocaine cartel has been sentenced to 30 years in U.S. prison.

A Miami federal judge imposed the sentence Tuesday on 39-year-old Eugenio Montoya Sanchez. Montoya previously pleaded guilty to U.S. drug trafficking and obstruction of justice charges.

Montoya admitted overseeing the cartel's financial dealings and money-laundering operations. He also acknowledged playing a role in the torture and death of a man cartel leaders thought was cooperating with authorities.

Montoya's brother, alleged North Valley kingpin Diego Montoya Sanchez, has pleaded not guilty to U.S. drug charges. A third Montoya brother is serving a 22-year sentence in a U.S. prison.

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