One of Colombia's most
wanted drug lords has been killed in government air strikes on the mountain
jungle region of Catatumbo. The US had offered a $5m reward for his capture.
Colombian President Juan
Manuel Santos said Victor Navarro, also known as "Megateo", died in
bombing attacks .
Victor Navarro, was also
the leader of a remnant faction of the leftist guerrilla group the EPL.
The EPL disbanded 16 years
ago but Navarro is believed to have pushed the band into cocaine trafficking so
that they could procure weapons.
In a magazine interview
more than a year ago, he denied he was a drug trafficker but he admitted that
he had collected "a tax on cocaine" so as to "finance the
war".
Navarro was also known for
his fondness for garish weapons-themed jewellery and the branding of underage
young lovers with a tattoo of his face.
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