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September 9, 2010

Colombian Suspect Arrested in 2001 Killings of Coal Union Leaders
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In Colombia, a suspect has been arrested in the 2001 killings of two
union leaders at a mine owned by the Alabama-based coal company
Drummond. The suspect, Jaime Blanco Maya, is the brother of Colombia’s
former Inspector General. The victims’ families have long maintained
Drummond hired the masked gunmen that killed Valmore Locarno and Victor
Orcasita in March 2001, as well as Gustavo Soler seven months later. A
former senior official at Colombia’s executive intelligence agency has
claimed he witnessed Drummond’s top official in Colombia hand over a
suitcase full of money to pay for the assassinations.



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