Pubdate: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 Source: Wall Street Journal (US) Copyright: 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Contact: 200 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10281 Fax: (212) 416-2658 Website: http://www.wsj.com/ COLOMBIAN JUDGE SEEKS ASYLUM IN US NEW YORK -- A Colombian Judge who signed the warrant to arrest Pablo Escobar, the country's most powerful drug lord, is seeking asylum in the U.S. even though her country's government is asking her to return, the Washington Post reports in its Wednesday edition. Consuelo Sanchez was the youngest judge in Colombia when she signed the arrest warrant 12 years ago, the Post said. Since then, Sanchez has lived in U.S., where she was sent for her own safety. Sanchez is fighting her country's request for her to return home, claiming her life is still in danger from the Colombian drug cartels, the Post reported. Tuesday was to have been Sanchez' final day as a consul in Colombia's embassy in the U.S. - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D