Drug info - Top Colombia 'drug lord' arrested

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Mr Montoya is variously known as "Don Diego" or "the boss of bosses"

Police in Colombia have captured the man they regard as the country's top drug baron, Diego Montoya. He was arrested in his western home province of Valle del Cauca.
Mr Montoya - known in Colombia's underworld as the "boss of bosses" - appears on the US Federal Bureau of Investigation's "10 Most Wanted" list.
He is accused of producing tons of cocaine for the US market. Officials say he helped found the Norte del Valle cartel based near the city of Cali.
The BBC's Jeremy McDermott in Bogota says Mr Montoya's capture is a huge coup for the government and ends the reign of one of the legends of the Colombian underworld.
No warning
Mr Montoya, 49, was arrested with just two bodyguards and in the company of his mother, without the rings of security that have foiled attempted raids in the past.


A recent scandal in the armed forces revealed that the drugs cartel had infiltrated the military, ensuring that Mr Montoya was warned about operations against him.
With this early warning system dismantled, it appears one of the world's most wanted men was surprised as he relaxed with his family, our correspondent says.
The FBI says the Norte del Valle cartel receives help from left-wing guerrillas and right-wing paramilitary groups.
US authorities had offered a reward of $5m for information leading to Mr Montoya's arrest.
In July the Colombian extradited another alleged leader of the cartel, Luis Hernando Gomez Bustamante to the US.
Gomez Bustamante had been arrested in Cuba in July 2004 after entering on a false passport and returned to Colombia earlier this year.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6987953.stm

how will this effect prices?will someone step up and fill in for him before it gets a chance to increase cocaine prices globally?

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He looks pretty chubby for a man with access to unlimited pure columbian cola.

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yeah, well when you have so much good cocaine you dont actually need to do 5 grams a day. Its cultural, you have access to unlimited cheap alcohol, you are not a drunk though