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Police 'kill Colombian drug lord' Police 'kill Colombian drug lord'
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Colombian police have killed one of the country's most notorious criminals, Victor Manuel Mejia Munera, media reports say. Colombian police say they have killed one of the country's most notorious criminals and drug lords.
Officials had said the dead man was Mejia's brother, Miguel Angel, but an autopsy report confirmed him as Victor. Media reports say the dead man is Victor Manuel Mejia Munera, although officials earlier said it was his brother, Miguel Angel.
Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos said he was killed in a shoot-out the northern province of Antioquia. Defence Minister Juan Manuel Santos said the man was killed in a shoot-out in the northern province of Antioquia.
The US had offered a reward of $5m (£2.5m) for information leading to the brothers' capture. The US had offered a reward of $5m (£2.5m) for information leading to the capture of the brothers.
Two bodyguards were killed with the fugitive, who died wearing American desert-type camouflage. Two bodyguards were killed during the shoot-out.
Colombia media reports say officials thought the dead man was Miguel Angel because of documents found at the scene. Colombian media reports say officials thought the dead man was Miguel Angel because of documents found at the scene, but that an autopsy suggested he was Victor Manuel.
In the criminal underworld, the Mejia brothers command fear and respect, says the BBC's Jeremy McDermott in Bogota.In the criminal underworld, the Mejia brothers command fear and respect, says the BBC's Jeremy McDermott in Bogota.
They came to public notice in 2001 when $35m in cash of theirs was found in two apartments in Bogota. They came to public notice in 2001 when $35m in cash was found in two apartments in Bogota.
The brothers were not only prominent drugs traffickers, but also led part of the new generation of paramilitary groups that sprang up after the demobilisation of the illegal United Self Defence Forces of Colombia, the AUC.The brothers were not only prominent drugs traffickers, but also led part of the new generation of paramilitary groups that sprang up after the demobilisation of the illegal United Self Defence Forces of Colombia, the AUC.