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Judge: No early prison release for Cali cartel cocaine lord

by AP Legal Affairs Writer
| April 28, 2020 3:03 PM

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — One of the most notorious Colombian cocaine cartel kingpins will not be released early from a U.S. prison over claims of ill health and fears of the deadly effects on him of a potential coronavirus infection, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

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