Wanted drug trafficker seized in Venezuela

Authorities in Venezuela said they captured a prominent Colombian drug trafficker wanted by the United States.

US authorities had offered a reward of up to $5m (€3.5m) for information leading to the arrest of Salomon Camacho Mora.

Venezuela’s state-run Bolivarian News Agency reported that authorities captured the 65-year-old Colombian during the past week in the city of Valencia.

The US State Department said Camacho and an associate were responsible for sending as much as 10 tons of cocaine to the US between 1999 and 2000 alone.