 CARACAS, A Colombian drug trafficker wanted in the United States has escaped from the headquarters of Venezuela's security police. Jose Maria Corredor reportedly escaped over the weekend with the help of Venezuelan security officers, Venezuela's Information Officer Andres Izarra said Monday. Corredor was arrested in Venezuela earlier this year at the request of the United States, El Nacional newspaper reported Monday. He is accused of shipping hundreds of pounds of cocaine from Colombia through neighboring nations and onto the United States, Africa and Europe. |