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Colombia Returns US soldiers Accused of Weapons Trafficking

HeadlineMay 06, 2005

This news from Colombia. Over the objections of several lawmakers, the Colombian government has handed over to Washington two US soldiers suspected of trafficking weapons to paramilitaries. Colombian authorities said they found more than 30,000 rounds of ammunition when they arrested the two men at an apartment near Bogota on Tuesday. Hundreds of US soldiers are in Colombia allegedly to help in the fight against drug trafficking. The US refused to identify the two soldiers. The men are expected to be flown to the US in the next few days. A senior Colombian official tried to have their deportation delayed, and asked for further examination of a treaty granting them immunity in Colombia. This is the second such incident in a month.

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