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Gerson Galvez: Peruvian drug lord deported from Colombia | Gerson Galvez: Peruvian drug lord deported from Colombia |
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Colombia has deported alleged drug lord Gerson Galvez, who has been described as Peru's most wanted man. | |
Mr Galvez, known as Caracol or The Snail, was arrested by Colombian police on Saturday at a shopping centre in Medellin. | Mr Galvez, known as Caracol or The Snail, was arrested by Colombian police on Saturday at a shopping centre in Medellin. |
Officials said he was expelled to Peru within 24 hours because he lacked migration papers. | Officials said he was expelled to Peru within 24 hours because he lacked migration papers. |
He is accused of running a powerful cocaine-trafficking gang in the Peruvian port of Callao. | He is accused of running a powerful cocaine-trafficking gang in the Peruvian port of Callao. |
His criminal group has been linked to numerous murders in the area. | His criminal group has been linked to numerous murders in the area. |
But in a brief exchange with journalists in Colombia following his arrest, Mr Galvez rejected the allegations. | But in a brief exchange with journalists in Colombia following his arrest, Mr Galvez rejected the allegations. |
"I have the right to the presumption of innocence. They didn't find anything [drugs] with me," he said as he was escorted aboard a Peruvian Air Force plane. | "I have the right to the presumption of innocence. They didn't find anything [drugs] with me," he said as he was escorted aboard a Peruvian Air Force plane. |
'Powerful shot' | 'Powerful shot' |
Colombia's President Manuel Santos praised the police for arresting "one of the most feared crime lords in the region". | Colombia's President Manuel Santos praised the police for arresting "one of the most feared crime lords in the region". |
General Jorge Hernando Nieto, director of Colombia's National Police, said the arrest was "a powerful shot against transnational crime". | General Jorge Hernando Nieto, director of Colombia's National Police, said the arrest was "a powerful shot against transnational crime". |
Peruvian police had offered a reward of $150,000 (£100,000) for information leading to his arrest. | Peruvian police had offered a reward of $150,000 (£100,000) for information leading to his arrest. |
Mr Galvez is described by La Republica newspaper in Lima as Peru's biggest exporter of cocaine. | Mr Galvez is described by La Republica newspaper in Lima as Peru's biggest exporter of cocaine. |
Peru and Colombia are the world's main growers of coca leaves- the raw ingredient for cocaine - according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. | Peru and Colombia are the world's main growers of coca leaves- the raw ingredient for cocaine - according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. |
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