Latin American Herald Tribune

Leader of Armed Group Surrenders in Colombia

Jun 01 -- A man suspected of leading an armed group and of being involved in drug trafficking in the northwestern Colombian city of Medellin has surrendered a week after being released from custody, officials said.

1 de junio de 2009

Alirio de Jesus Rendon turned himself in on Saturday to prosecutor’s office representative Jairo Herran outside a private clinic in the western section of Medellin.

Herran said relatives and attorneys for Rendon asked on Friday that he serve as a guarantor of the suspect’s security.

Rendon had asked that he be allowed to receive treatment for a heart ailment diagnosed at the Palmira prison, where he was held until May 21.

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