Omaira Rojas Cabrera
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Anayibe Rojas Valderrama, also known as Omaira Rojas Cabrera (nom de guerre: Sonia) born in the Colombia
n town of Palestina
, Huila Department
, on June 16, 1967. She comes from a low-income peasant family and had only completed two years of middle school before joining the FARC guerrilla by the late 1980s.
on February 10, 2004 in a location called Peñas Coloradas, jurisdiction in the Municipality of Cartagena de Chairá and was taken to the Larandia AB to be interrogated mainly about the three Americans the FARC had kidnapped and about FARC's Secretariat. She was later transferred to many other locations for security reasons.
The United States
accused "Sonia" of directly negotiating illegal drugs deliveries to Peru
vian and Brazil
ian drug traffickers.
Sonia was handed to U.S. officials on March 9, 2004 at Barranquilla's Airport
in northern Colombia.
http://www.elpais.com.co/paisonline/notas/Febrero202007/sonia.html
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n town of Palestina
Palestina, Huila
Palestina is a town and municipality in the Huila Department, Colombia....
, Huila Department
Huila Department
Huila is one of the departments of Colombia. It is located in the southwest of the country, and its capital is Neiva.-Geography:The south of the department is located in the Colombian Massif...
, on June 16, 1967. She comes from a low-income peasant family and had only completed two years of middle school before joining the FARC guerrilla by the late 1980s.
Capture
She was captured by the Colombian MilitaryMilitary of Colombia
The Military Forces of Colombia are the armed forces of the Republic of Colombia.-Services:The Military of Colombia consists of:* National Army of Colombia * Colombian National Armada - Marines, Navy and Coast Guard attached* Colombian Air Force...
on February 10, 2004 in a location called Peñas Coloradas, jurisdiction in the Municipality of Cartagena de Chairá and was taken to the Larandia AB to be interrogated mainly about the three Americans the FARC had kidnapped and about FARC's Secretariat. She was later transferred to many other locations for security reasons.
Extradition
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
accused "Sonia" of directly negotiating illegal drugs deliveries to Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian drug traffickers.
Sonia was handed to U.S. officials on March 9, 2004 at Barranquilla's Airport
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport
Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport is located in the municipality of Soledad from Barranquilla, the capital of the Atlántico department in Colombia. The airport owes its name to one of the pioneers of Colombian aviation, Ernesto Cortissoz....
in northern Colombia.
U.S. Trial
On February 20, 2007, Sonia was convicted of drug charges in a Washington D.C. court.http://www.elpais.com.co/paisonline/notas/Febrero202007/sonia.html