Colombian drug lord El Ratón arrested in Spain

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Colombian drug lord El Ratón arrested in Spain

Hernán Alonso Villa, aka The Mouse, is linked to 400 murders and
faces smuggling, extortion and people trafficking charges

Stephen Burgen in Barcelona
The Guardian , Sunday 20 July 2014 18.18 BST

Spanish police have arrested one of Colombia's most wanted drug cartel enforcers who is linked to 400 murders.

Hernán Alonso Villa, better known as El Ratón (The Mouse), was stopped en route to one of his safe houses in the south-eastern province of Alicante carrying €40,000 (£31,660) in cash which, according to police, came from drug running and assassinations. He was later transferred to Madrid pending extradition to Colombia.

Police said the 40-year-old heads a network of around 200 drug traffickers and hitmen responsible for importing cocaine into Spain, the Neatherland and the US.

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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/20/colombian-drug-lord-el-raton-arrested-spain

[Gman]

1. The Guardian needs to know

El Raton means the rat.

[Bacchus4.0]

2. Its mouse. "Rata" is rat. n/t

[Gman]

3. I guess it's a colloquial or local thing

Here in South Texas raton means rat more often than not.

[Bacchus4.0]

4. I see other English speaking news outlets saying he is known as "the rat" too

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/07/19/alleged-leader-of-cocaine-cartel-arrested-in-spain/12899973/

but mouse is the correct translation but mileage may vary as you said.