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THAT THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IS OVER, THE BARCO GOVERNMENT APPEARS TO BE "OLLOWING THROUGH ON PLANS TO STEP OP ANTIDRUG EFFORTS, SPFCT-ICALLY AGAINST MEDELLIN DRUG KINGPIN PARLC ESCOBAR. ALTHOUGH THE GOVERNMENT'S EFFORT AGAINST ESCOBAR TO DATE HAS BEEN 3ESET BY PROBLEMS, WE BELIEVE IT IS SUCCEEDING IN STRIPPING AWAY THE LAYERS OF SECURITY THAT SURROUND HIM. ESCOBAR, NONETHELESS,
PRESIDENT BARCO HAS MADE CLEAR HE INTENDS TO INCREASE THE
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THE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN TO APPREHEND ESCOBAR CALLS FOR PRESSURE AGAINST THE KINGPIN'S SECURITY AND IN MEDELLIN,SYCHOLOGICAL AND PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN. EFFORT TOEGAL CASE AGAINST HAS COMMITED
ECRCl FFPSCHKEl TO MEDELLIN ANC TKE SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE IN ITS SEARCH FOR ESCOBAR. THE COLOMBIAN NATIONAL POLICE CCNPt HAVE MEANWHILE INCREASED THE RENARD OFFERED FOR ESCOBAR'S CAPTURE.
THE CNP HAS ALSO DISTRIBUTED SOME GIVING FULL DESCRIPTIONS AND DETAILS ON ESCOBAR AND HISLOSEST TRAFFICKING ASSOCIATES. INUBLIC ORDER JUDGE RECENTLY ISSUED AN ARREST WARRANT FOR ESCOBAR FOR HIS ALLEGED ROLE IN THE MAY9 FAILED ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AGAINST OEl'AHTKENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY HEAD GENERAL MA?.A.
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ellir police force is suffering from desertionsesult of attacks against its moreolicemen have "nce ihe beginning O; the year
tee xedellin area. fhrt-iermore, continuing problems ik as the recent release of four of escobar's toppolitical advisersocalundercuttingability to dismantle the kingpins' supportattorney general reportedly is investigating tha police " tee me del li n
judicial procedures and repeated attacks ontorturing and executing suspected trafficker assassins.
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escobar, nonetheless, remains fully capable of escalating the
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increases its antinarcotics efforts. he probably was the authorecent press communique from the "extraditables" renewing the traffickers' declaration of war against the government. theb oh 'jke in medellin that killed fqur policemen and wounded 2c
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