Colombia extradites guerrilla to the USA
{{date|March 10, 2005}}

The [[w:communist|communist]] [[w:FARC|FARC]]  guerrilla  named Omaira Rojas, or  Nayibe Rojas Cabrera, or Nayibe Rojas Valderrama, or Sonia  was extradited to the [[w:United States|United States]]. The Colombian President [[w:Alvaro Uribe Velez|Alvaro Uribe Velez]] authorized  the extradition requested by a tribunal court in Washington.

The guerrilla was given to [[w:Drug Enforcement Administration|DEA]] officers Wednesday, March 9,  at 3:25 p.m. in the airport of [[w:Barranquilla|Barranquilla]], [[w:Colombia|Colombia]].

Colombian and American authorities say that Sonia directly negotiates the delivery of narcotics to drug dealers from [[w:Peru|Peru]] and [[w:Brazil|Brazil]].

Sonia's lawyers said she could not be extradited to the United States since her real name was not determinated. They demanded a revision to the process. The government of Colombia didn't accept the arguments and Uribe signed the authorization for the extradition.

==Sources==

*{{source|url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N09259409.htm
|title=Colombia extradites rebel "Sonia" on drug charges
|author=
|pub=Reuters
|date=March 9, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N25132702.htm
|title=Colombia's Uribe OKs extradition of rebel 'Sonia'
|author=Hugh Bronstein
|pub=Reuters
|date=February 26, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://elpais-cali.terra.com.co/paisonline/notas/Marzo102005/A310N1.html
|title=‘Sonia’ quedó en manos de la justicia de EE.UU. 
|author=
|pub=Bogota news agencies
|date=March 9, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.caracol.com.co/noticias/161591.asp
|title=Extraditada a Estados Unidos alias 'Sonia', guerrillera de las Farc
|author=
|pub=Caracol (Colombia)
|date=March 9, 2005}}

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The communist FARC  guerrilla  named Omaira Rojas, or  Nayibe Rojas Cabrera, or Nayibe Rojas Valderrama, or Sonia  was extradited to the United States. The Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez authorized  the extradition requested by a tribunal court in Washington.

The guerrilla was given to DEA officers Wednesday, March 9,  at 3:25 p.m. in the airport of Barranquilla, Colombia.

Colombian and American authorities say that Sonia directly negotiates the delivery of narcotics to drug dealers from Peru and Brazil.

Sonia's lawyers said she could not be extradited to the United States since her real name was not determinated. They demanded a revision to the process. The government of Colombia didn't accept the arguments and Uribe signed the authorization for the extradition.

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