Cali Cartel Leaders’ Sentences Criticized
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A judge sentenced the two top bosses of the Cali cocaine cartel to 10 1/2- and nine-year prison terms for leading the world’s largest drug syndicate. The comparatively light sentences angered Colombian and U.S. officials. It was the first criminal ruling against Gilberto and Miguel Rodriguez, the brothers who ran the world’s largest cocaine ring. Each man still has at least four other cases pending against him. The sentences, which fell far short of the 24-year maximums, were worked out in plea bargains.
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