Colombia Captures Alleged Top Drug Lord
By VOA News
15 April 2009
Colombia has announced the capture of the man listed as the country's most wanted drug lord, Daniel Rendon.
A presidential spokesman made the announcement Wednesday.
The government had offered a reward of up to $2 million for the capture of Rendon, an alleged paramilitary drug trafficker also known as "Don Mario." Rendon is alleged to have offered $1,000 for each police officer his gunmen killed.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.
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