Colombian drugs kingpin gets 30 years in US jail

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NEW YORK (AFP) — A Colombian drugs kingpin described by US authorities as one of the world's most significant international cocaine barons was sentenced to 30 years in jail by a New York court on Tuesday.
Manuel Felipe Salazar-Espinosa, 58, also known as "Hoover," was convicted on narcotics and money laundering charges. He was arrested in Colombia in 2005 while planning a cocaine shipment for the United States.
He was extradited to the United States in August 2006 and put on trial and convicted last year.
"Today's sentence puts an end to the 20-year criminal career of Hoover Salazar, one of the world's most significant cocaine kingpins," US attorney Michael Garcia said after the sentencing.
Salazar, prosecutors said, had moved many tons of cocaine and tens of millions of dollars in drug money during his career.
Prosecutors said he had conspired with Mexican drug lords to import cocaine from Colombian through Mexico to the United States on a weekly basis.
Prosecutors had agreed under the terms of Salazar's extradition agreement with Colombia not to seek a life term, given his age.