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The US Drug Enforcement Agency was able to report the extradition by Colombian authorities of Mr Prado Álava, a well-known drug kingpin in South America, to their services.

According to statistics, Mr Prado Álava (a drug lord with operations across the Americas) stands accused of smuggling more than 250 tonnes of cocaine over the past decade into the US.

<blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="es" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LasM%C3%A1sVistas?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LasMásVistas</a> | A una cárcel en Estados Unidos fue extraditado Washington Prado Alava, conocido como el Pablo Escobar ecuatoriano ↘ <a href="https://t.co/NVDFi1UaDj">https://t.co/NVDFi1UaDj</a> <a href="https://t.co/Mwh0IEXEhP">pic.twitter.com/Mwh0IEXEhP</a></p>— Noticias RCN (@NoticiasRCN) <a href="https://twitter.com/NoticiasRCN/status/967605095457112064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Mr Álava was known in Colombia by his nickname “Ecuador's Pablo Escobar”, named after the infamous Medellín Cartel leader killed in 1993 (who became known to worldwide audiences through many Hollywood movies and a Netflix series).

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">La caída de Washington Prado Álava, "el Pablo Escobar de Ecuador" que fue extraditado de Colombia a Estados Unidos <a href="https://t.co/QH9Y0DlLwx">https://t.co/QH9Y0DlLwx</a> <a href="https://t.co/aMzCNZmi2g">pic.twitter.com/aMzCNZmi2g</a></p>— BBC Mundo (@bbcmundo) <a href="https://twitter.com/bbcmundo/status/967622175988572160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 25, 2018</a></blockquote>

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If rumours are to be believed, Mr Álava ordered the murders of numerous judges, prosecutors and police officers in Ecuador.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">El ecuatoriano Washington Prado Alava, extraditado esta madrugada desde Colombia a Estados Unidos. Aunque la Constitución de Montecristi no contempla la extradición, Colombia lo entregó por pedido de EEUU bajo acusaciones de narcotráfico. <a href="https://t.co/WGoZQaBgKF">pic.twitter.com/WGoZQaBgKF</a></p>— Tania Tinoco (@tinocotania) <a href="https://twitter.com/tinocotania/status/967501199577673730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2018</a></blockquote>

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The Colombian prosecutors said: "Washington Prado Álava is considered one of the biggest capos (bosses, red.) in recent years and became a top target for the United States."

The report stated that he was taken from a Colombian prison where he was being held in the capital, Bogotá, and put on a plane to face justice in the US.

Source:

https://canal1.com.co/noticias/alias-gerard-fue-extraditado-estados-unidos/