Pubdate: Thu, 26 Apr 2001
Source: Los Angeles Times (CA)
Copyright: 2001 Los Angeles Times
Contact:  http://www.latimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/248

CAPTURED DRUG LORD ARRIVES IN BRAZIL

BRASILIA, Brazil--Brazil's most powerful drug lord, Luiz Fernando da 
Costa, arrived here Wednesday, five days after he was captured in 
Colombia.

Da Costa arrived in Brasilia aboard a Brazilian air force plane and 
was taken to police headquarters.

Da Costa, with one arm in a sling tucked under a bulletproof vest, 
was briefly shown to reporters at the headquarters, his first public 
appearance in Brazil in five years.

Da Costa is accused of buying tons of cocaine from the rebel group 
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, paying about $10 
million a month. He also faces homicide charges in Brazil.
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