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Sat Mar 28, 2020, 08:22 PM Mar 2020

Ex-Venezuela general charged with drug trafficking surrenders to US

Cliver Alcala turned himself in on Friday to the Colombians, who in turn handed him over to US authorities, the El Tiempo de Bogota newspaper said.

Washington on Thursday indicted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and several current and former top government officials for "narco-terrorism" and offered a $15 million reward for information leading to Maduro's capture.

As part of the US Justice Department indictment, up to $10 million was offered for the capture of Alcala, who has been living in the northern Colombian city of Barranquilla for the last two years.

He was sent to New York on a flight that was granted special permission to break the total lockdown imposed by Colombia's President Ivan Duque as part of measures to restrict the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, El Tiempo said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ex-venezuela-general-charged-with-drug-trafficking-surrenders-to-us/ar-BB11Qori?li=BBnb7Kz

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