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  Brazil hands 'drug baron' to US Map of Manaus Brazil

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  Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia, the leader of one of Colombia's most powerful drug cartels has been extradited to the US by Brazil

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Jul.18   Mexico
  The Mexican navy says it has seized nearly 6 tonnes of cocaine found inside a 10m-long makeshift submarine in the Pacific Ocean

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May.23   Mexico Drug-related killings soar
  Mexico's attorney general: The number of murders linked to organised crime has jumped by almost 50% so far this year to 1,378

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Apr.29   Colombia Major trafficker killed
  Police killed Miguel Angel Mejia, for whose capture the U.S. government offered a $5 million reward

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Feb.18   Colombia Soldiers convicted of killing drug cops  A lieutenant colonel and 14 soldiers were convicted of murdering 10 elite counternarcotics police agents in an ambush Feb.2   Venezuela Top Colombia drug lord killed Map of Merida Venezuela  A man shot to death in the Andean city of Merida is Wilber Varela, one of Colombia's most-wanted drug lords

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Aid stopped after kidnap Sep.3   Colombia   Military: Key rebel Caracas killed  Medina Caracas, the fugitive from a U.S. drug trafficking indictment, was killed in an air attack on a guerrilla encampment Aug.7   Sao Paulo Alleged Colombian drug lord arrested  Ramirez Abadia wanted by the United States was arrested in a luxury condominium Jul.19   Colombia 'Drug baron' sent to US  Colombia has extradited Luis Hernando Gomez Bustamante, 49, to the US, where he is wanted on charges of drug trafficking and money laundering Jun.27   Rio de Janeiro Police kill 13 suspected drug traffickers  A huge operation aimed at ending a war between authorities and gangs that has raged for nearly 2 months in a slum May.1   Colombia Colombia cuts drugs haul figure  The authorities have revised the total of drugs seized in a haul from around 25 tons of cocaine to just over 13 tons Mar.19   Panama 19.4 tons of cocaine seized  The police seized a boat off the Pacific coast in one of the biggest maritime cocaine busts anywhere on record Mar.17   Mexico Drug raid targets police  Hundreds of soldiers have taken over the police headquarters in the Tabasco state, as part of an effort to curb drug-related violence Mar.11   Colombia   Bush thanks Colombia for drug aid
  US President has thanked President Alvaro Uribe for his support in the anti-drugs war

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Dec.20   Venezuela   Chavez demands US 'drug apology'  The president has called on the US ambassador to retract his assertion that drug trafficking in the country is rising Dec.14   Mexico Soldiers kill drug traffickers  Soldiers killed several traffickers in a gunbattle near Aguililla in the rugged mountains of western Mexico Dec.11   Mexico Troops sent to fight drugs  President Calderon has ordered thousands of troops to be sent to Michoacan state where crime has left 500 dead this year Oct.6   Mexico Police 'probed on drugs'  The entire force in the city of Tijuana is to be investigated on suspicion of being involved in drug trafficking Apr.11   Mexico Drugs seized on plane from Venezuela  Mexican soldiers seized 5.5 tons of cocaine from a commercial plane at the airport of Caudal de Carmen Jan.16   Colombia Uribe orders probe of drug ties to politics  There are repeated allegations that paramilitary groups have infiltrated the electoral process with drug money

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Dec.19   Bolivia Morales vows to kill anti-coca programs  The leftist who claimed victory in presidential race repeated his promise to end a U.S.-backed program Young Australian hanged



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