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Article: Colombian police kill major drug lord wanted by US
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- April 30, 2008
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Colombian police killed a top drug lord on Tuesday for whose capture the U.S. government offered a US$5 million ($3.2 million) reward, the defense minister said.
Miguel Angel Mejia, known as "the twin", was killed in an operation in northern Colombia, said Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos at a news conference.
"He was perhaps the most wanted of all the criminals" in Colombia, Santos said.
Two members of Mejia's security unit were killed and three of his men were arrested, Santos said.
Mejia was killed wearing a U.S. military uniform, said Santos, without elaborating. Authorities were led to Mejia by an informant.
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