Una corte federal de Estados Unidos ha condenado a 30 a\u00f1os de prisi\u00f3n a Diego P\u00e9rez Henao, alias \u201cDiego Rastrojo\u201d, otrora l\u00edder de la organizaci\u00f3n criminal los Rastrojos, cerrando un cap\u00edtulo m\u00e1s del debilitado sindicato criminal de Colombia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
P\u00e9rez se declar\u00f3 culpable por traficar 81.000 kilos de coca\u00edna entre 1994 y 2008, primero junto al difunto traficante de drogas Wilber Varela y luego como parte del grupo criminal los Rastrojos, <\/span>inform\u00f3 El Tiempo<\/a>. Adem\u00e1s de su condena a prisi\u00f3n, la corte orden\u00f3 a P\u00e9rez el pago de una multa de US$1 mill\u00f3n e impuso un periodo de cinco a\u00f1os de libertad condicional posterior al cumplimiento de su condena, <\/span>inform\u00f3 El Colombiano<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Seg\u00fan AP<\/a>, inicialmente P\u00e9rez acept\u00f3 los cargos por tr\u00e1fico de drogas en enero, que inclu\u00edan conspiraci\u00f3n para producir y distribuir coca\u00edna para el tr\u00e1fico a Estados Unidos.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n P\u00e9rez fue capturado en Venezuela en junio de 2012 y extraditado a Estados Unidos en agosto de 2013. A\u00fan enfrenta cargos en Colombia por 66 homicidios cometidos entre 2008 y 2012 en el departamento colombiano de Valle del Cauca.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Inicialmente, P\u00e9rez fund\u00f3 los Rastrojos como el brazo militar de una facci\u00f3n del Cartel del Norte del Valle (CNDV), y posteriormente apoy\u00f3 a Javier Calle Serna, alias \u201cComba\u201d, cuando mat\u00f3 a Varela, el l\u00edder del CNDV, tom\u00e1ndose el control de la organizaci\u00f3n. Bajo el liderazgo de Diego Rastrojo, Comba y sus hermanos, y Daniel Barrera, alias \u201cEl Loco\u201d, los Rastrojos se convirtieron en una de las organizaciones narcotraficantes m\u00e1s poderosas de Colombia. En el apogeo de sus operaciones, el grupo ten\u00eda presencia en m\u00e1s de un tercio de los departamentos del pa\u00eds y fue un importante proveedor de coca\u00edna<\/a> para el Cartel de Sinaloa de M\u00e9xico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sin embargo, los Rastrojos sufrieron duros golpes en 2012 cuando dos de los hermanos Calle Serna -Javier y Luis Enrique- se entregaron, y el tercer hermano, Diego Rastrojo y el Loco Barrera fueron capturados. Seg\u00fan informes, el grupo actualmente opera en c\u00e9lulas peque\u00f1as y localizadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n VEA TAMBI\u00c9N:<\/strong><\/span> Perfil de Diego Rastrojo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n La fuerte condena dictada contra P\u00e9rez probablemente fue, en parte, el resultado de no haberse entregado antes a las autoridades estadounidenses. A diferencia de P\u00e9rez, Comba r\u00e1pidamente lleg\u00f3 a un acuerdo<\/a> con la Agencia Antidrogas de Estados Unidos (DEA, por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s) cuando vio que pod\u00eda haber problemas. Los t\u00e9rminos de tal acuerdo probablemente incluyeron una pena de prisi\u00f3n m\u00e1s corta y la protecci\u00f3n garantizada de los miembros de su familia<\/a> a cambio de proporcionar inteligencia -que pudo haber incluido informaci\u00f3n que condujera al arresto de P\u00e9rez.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Una corte federal de Estados Unidos ha condenado\u00a0a 30 a\u00f1os de prisi\u00f3n\u00a0a Diego P\u00e9rez Henao, alias \u0093Diego Rastrojo\u0094, otrora l\u00edder de la organizaci\u00f3n criminal los Rastrojos, cerrando un cap\u00edtulo m\u00e1s del debilitado sindicato criminal de 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