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Bogota's move against Lehder was taken at great risk. Over the past few years, Colombia's on-again-off-again war on drugs has claimed the lives of dozens of judges, policemen and journalists. The battle had slowed noticeably when Virgilio Barco Vargas was sworn in as President last August. The early months of his administration suggested to some that Barco was more interested in his country's economic troubles and did not assign high priority to the drug...
...recent months the President has come on strong. When the Colombian Supreme Court used a technicality to void a controversial extradition treaty with the U.S. that was aimed at drug traffickers, Barco quickly reactivated the agreement. A few days later, a prominent newspaperman who had been openly critical of drug traffickers was slain in Bogota. Barco ordered a sweeping offensive against la mafia, as the drug barons are known. Police stepped up raids, arrests and drug seizures. Since then, Barco has signed several decrees making it easier for authorities to move against drug traffickers...
Cano, an outspoken opponent of Colombia's drug cartel, is believed to be the victim of the country's ruthless cocaine kings, who annually murder dozens % of judges, police and journalists who attempt to expose their activities. After the shooting, an angry President Virgilio Barco signed back into law a U.S.-Colombia extradition treaty that had been invalidated by a technicality, and decreed stiffer penalties for drug violations. Barco, who attended Cano's funeral, denounced the drug lords as men "with no God" who "stop at nothing...
...News Board: Vio Barco '87-'88 of Dudley House and Bogota, Colombia; Andrew J. Bates '90 of Pennypacker Hall and Washington, D.C.; Emily M. Bernstein '90 of Matthews Hall and New York, New York; Katherine E. Bliss '90 of Canaday Hall and Dallas, Texas; Gil Citro '90 of Holworthy Hall and Northbrook, Illinois; Jennifer M. Frey '90 of Holworthy Hall and Alleghany, New York; Terri E. Gerstein '90 of Pennypacker Hall and Cromwell, Connecticut; Julie E. Gibbons '90 of Stoughton Hall and London, England; Susan B. Glasser '90 of Matthews Hall and Montclair, New Jersey; Vindu P. Goel...
John N. Rosenthal '87 Night Editors: Joseph F Kahn '87 Jonathan N. Moses '88 Shari Rudavsky '88 Thomas J. Winslow '87 Copy Editor: Vio Barco '88 Editorial Editors: Abigal M. McGanney '87-'88 Nicholas S. Wurf '87 Sports Editor Jonathan F. Putnam '88 Photo Editor: Hector I. Osorio '89 Business Editor Mark N. Diker...