COLOMBIA : Alleged Trafficker Asks U.S. for Help

An alleged Colombian drug dealer imprisoned on trafficking charges whose wife was shot dead in a mob-style slaying has pleaded with the United States to take in his children because he fears for their lives, newspapers reported. Jesus Amado Sarria reportedly offered to assist U.S. drug investigations if his request was accepted. Sarria said he suspected that the government was behind the killing of his wife, Elizabeth Sarria, on Thursday because she was a key witness in a drug corruption probe involving Colombian President Ernesto Samper. Samper rejected Sarria’s accusations.