CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan authorities have captured a former Colombian official wanted for collaborating with outlawed right-wing paramilitary fighters.
The justice minister says Magally Moreno is wanted by Colombian authorities on charges of aggravated homicide and Interpol had called for her arrest.
He says police captured Moreno in the western city of Maracaibo on Thursday. He says she held an important role for the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, and also had links to high-ranking officials including a former attorney general.
The minister also suggests Moreno may have information about links between paramilitary groups and Colombian officials -- a subject President Hugo Chavez has been emphasizing amid tensions with Colombia's U.S.-allied government.
Colombia's defense minister reacted to the arrest saying: "We're very pleased that for the first time in many years Venezuela captures Colombian criminals."
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