61.   He is a close aide to Miguel and Rodriguez Orejuela, cartel leaders who are in prison.

62.   He had waged a campaign against drug traffickers, including advocating the extradition of cartel leaders to the United States.

63.   He also accused Samper of trying to block efforts to capture the cartel leaders, though the government did put six of the seven kingpins behind bars last year.

64.   He said cartel leaders who surrender now are not doing so voluntarily, but are simply responding to increased police pressure.

65.   He said the detention of the Cali cartel leader was no less significant than the capture and execution of Pablo Escobar of the Medellin cartel two years ago.

66.   He said the detention of the Cali cartel leader was no less significant than the capture and execution of Escobar.

67.   His opponents contend Samper made a pact with Cali cartel leaders to give them lenient treatment and prevent their extradition to the United States.

68.   However, Prosecutor General Alfonso Valdivieso said this week that cartel leaders who surrender may not automatically be entitled to reductions in their sentences.

69.   In May, police distributed thousands of wanted posters with photos of the seven cartel leaders on them.

70.   In the last two months, six reputed Cali cartel leaders have been jailed in a crackdown assisted by U.S. intelligence and drug agents.