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The former
chief of Bolivia's anti-narcotics police has been jailed by an American court
for cocaine trafficking.
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| General Rene Sanabria, then head of Bolivia's anti- narcotics police, speaking in November 2008 |
A Miami
federal judge imposed the 14-year sentence on Rene Sanabria, 54.
Gen
Sanabria was head of Bolivia's anti-drug agency until 2009, and was an
intelligence adviser to the government at the time of his arrest.
He pleaded
guilty in June to taking part in a conspiracy to ship hundreds of kilograms of
cocaine from Bolivia to Chile and then on to Miami.
The court
heard the plot was set up by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), as
an undercover sting operation.
Sanabria
was detained in Panama and taken to the United States by DEA agents for trial.
He had
served for 32 years in Bolivia's police force.
The charge
carries a required minimum 10-year sentence.
But US
District Judge Ursula Ungaro said he was giving Sanabria a higher sentence
because of his leadership role, and to send an anti-corruption message to other
government officials.
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