Columbian Kingpin Extradited to US
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida has announced the extradition of Diego Montoya to the United States to face charges of drug trafficking, money laundering, and murder. The government has stated that Montoya was in charge of North Valley Drug Cartel in Columbia. Several of Montoya's brothers have been taken to the United States and have been convicted on federal drug trafficking charges. The U.S. attorney has alleged that Montoya's organizatio smuggled more than 10 billion dollars in cocaine into the United States. If convicted, Montoya will face life in prison. He is a so called "KINGPIN."
Montoya should already have a good criminal defense attorney in Miami. He should have a detention hearing tomorrow in front of Federal Magistrate in Miami. This is basically a bond hearing. Montoya has been in the custody of the Columbia government waiting to be extradited to the United States. The government has alleged that Montoya was the head of Columbia's most powerful drug cartel. This state has been repeated by the government at least 4 times in the past 10 years with regard to a new case. The term "kingpin" has also been used to describe several prior federal indictments. In the future there will be another "kingpin" from Columbia that is indicted. There will never be an end to the cocaine trafficking business. Most Columbians are indicted in the South District of Florida (Miami to be precise). The question of contacts and ties to Miami present themselves in the form of property and money that has been invested in Miami.
Our attorneys practice in Federal Court in Miami and our first office is still in Miami. We now taken that expertise and have opened another office in South Carolina. We represent clients charged with drug trafficking in South Carolina.
Our defense attorneys in Charleston represent clients charged with drug trafficking in Charleston. We also represent clients charged with drug trafficking in Florence, Myrtle Beach, Columbia and Hilton Head.
