11. Five alleged Cali cartel kingpins have either been arrested or surrendered since June, drawing U.S. praise. 12. Five other cartel kingpins remain at large, including Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela, the brother of Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela. 13. Guards at a prison that houses several Cali drug cartel kingpins fired tear gas Friday to quell a riot by inmates who tried to escape, authorities said. 14. Gunmen shot and seriously wounded the son of a Cali cocaine cartel kingpin Friday as he ate at a restaurant in Cali. 15. Guillermo Villa Alzate was sentenced to nearly three years in prison for giving legal advice to Cali cartel kingpins while he was a regional attorney general in Cali. 16. However, the constitutional reform does not include a retroactive clause that would allow Colombia to extradite convicted Cali drug cartel kingpins to the United States. 17. In little over a month, authorities have put five cartel kingpins behind bars, but cocaine trafficking in Colombia continues. 18. In the past month, two Cali cartel kingpins have been arrested and three, including Arizabaleta, have surrendered. 19. In the past month, two cartel kingpins have been arrested and three, including Arizabaleta, have surrendered amid a government crackdown on the drug gang. 20. Interior Minister Horacio Serpa said cartel kingpins, under heavy police pressure, may be trying to blackmail authorities to gain leverage in surrender negotiations. |