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14 Members of Colombian Paramilitary Group Extradited to the
United States to Face U.S. Drug Charges

MAY 13 -- WASHINGTON – Fourteen alleged members of a former paramilitary and drug-trafficking group known as the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC), including high-ranking former leaders, have been extradited from Colombia to the United States to face drug trafficking charges, the Department of Justice announced today. Defendants face charges in the District of Columbia, the Middle District of Florida, the Southern District of Florida, the Southern District of New York and the Southern District of Texas. Defendants will make their initial appearances in the districts in which they are first brought into the United States.han 130 drug purchases and seizures were made during the five-month operation.

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