War on Drugs

Drug Lord Arrested in Venezuela

Daniel "El Loco" Barrera was captured in a phone booth

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Daniel "El Loco" Barrera, described by Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos as the last of his country's major drug traffickers, has been captured in Venezuela.

In a radio and television address Tuesday night, Santos said the arrest was made in the western Venezuelan city of San Cristobal in a multinational operation in which the United States and Britain also provided support.