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. - --- MAP posted-by: Josh Sutcliffe