[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 95 (Monday, June 12, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S8133]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                 CAPTURE OF GILBERTO RODRIGUEZ OREJUELA

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I applaud last week's capture of Gilberto 
Rodriguez Orejuela, a notorious member of the Cali cartel responsible 
for smuggling an enormous volume of cocaine into the United States and 
the subject of criminal indictments in Florida and Louisiana. The 
arrest is a significant achievement by Colombia's antidrug forces, but 
the real test of Colombia's commitment to the struggle against 
narcotics traffickers lies ahead. Colombia's record regarding 
prosecution, conviction, and sentencing of narcotics traffickers is 
marred by corruption. Orejuela's arrest must be followed by a thorough 
judicial process that strictly adheres to the rule of law.


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