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Judi Lynn

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Sat Aug 20, 2022, 12:42 AM Aug 2022

Honduran Jos Luis Oliva,'The Lord of the Skies', was extradited to the United States to stand trial

Honduran José Luis Oliva, ‘The Lord of the Skies’, was extradited to the United States to stand trial

By
RONALD PAYNE
AUGUST 19, 2022

The alleged Honduran drug trafficker José Luis Oliva, also known as “The Lord of the Skies”, was extradited this Thursday to USA where he will face trial on charges of introducing cocaine into that country.

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Olive, who apparently also has Nicaraguan nationality and used the name of Raduan Omar Zamora, he was requested for extradition on April 6, 2021.

The defendant was captured in mid-May in the city of La Ceiba, in the Honduran Caribbean, and today he was taken to the state of Texas.

Olive is accused by the US for “conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 5 kilograms or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine, with the intent, knowledge, and reasonable cause to believe that such substance would be unlawfully imported into the United States,” according to the Supreme Court of Justice of Honduras.

More:
https://24newsrecorder.com/world/210123

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The US considers the Honduran who will be extradited tomorrow “a high-value target”
BREAKING NEWS Holmes Locai USA 3 days ago



Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

the honduran Jose Luis Oliva Meza (41) will be extradited tomorrow, Thursday, August 18, to the United States to face the charges against him, as confirmed by the commissioner miguel perez suazoof the National Police. According to official information, the delivery process will start at 6:15 am. The caravan will leave from the First Infantry Battalion and will head towards Jose Enrique Soto Cano Air Basewhere a DEA plane will be waiting for him.

“This day we will be receiving the aircraft that will carry out the transfer (…) there are around 16 vehicles, the support of the falcon 01 helicopter and the security of snipers because it is considered a target of high strategic value for the requesting country,” he said. the commissioner.

Joseph Olivewho is known asThe Lord of the heavens”, is requested by the Court of the Eastern District of the State of Texas, which accuses him of conspiring to manufacture and distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, knowing that this substance would be illegally imported into the United States.

The Honduran, who used the name of Raduan Omar Zamora Mayorgawill become the extradited number 3491 days after his arrest on the night of May 15 in La Ceiba, department of Atlántida.

More:
https://usa.detailzero.com/news/33139/The-US-considers-the-Honduran-who-will-be-extradited-tomorrow-a-high-value-target.html

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So now there are at least TWO "Lords of the Skies" in the news in the last year or less! Amazing.

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