Extradition

Colombia's El Tiempo reported yesterday that Víctor Patíño Fómeque, a former top Cali Cartel figure extradited to the United States, will serve only six years in prison. After that, he and his family will be given new identities in the U.S. federal witness protection program. A source in Colombia's Prosecutor-General's Office (Fiscalía) told El Tiempo that at least two of the top paramilitary leaders extradited in May are interested in getting this deal for themselves. "Diego Murillo, 'Don Berna' and Francisco Javier Zuluaga, 'Gordolindo', are aiming for a similar arrangement."