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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A man accused of turning Guatemala into a corridor for U.S.-bound cocaine was arrested in Bogota, two years after escaping from a Mexican prison.
Otto Roberto Herrera Garcia, who is wanted for extradition to the United States on drug trafficking charges, offered agents $700,000 each in bribes to let him go when he was seized Wednesday evening, said Andres Penate, director of the DAS state security agency.
Herrera had escaped in May 2005 from a jail in southern Mexico City. The jail's warden, his deputy and 10 others were arrested for allegedly accepting bribes to facilitate Herrera's freedom.
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