Original sentence: According to a 2004 U.According to the indictment, members of the Norte Valle Cartel even conducted their own wiretaps in Colombia to intercept the communications of rival drug traffickers and Colombian and United States law enforcement officials.As alleged in the indictment, the cartel members used the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (the "AUC"), a terrorist paramilitary organization, to protect the cartel’s drug routes, its drug laboratories, and its members and associates.BBC news report:  Colombian police find drugs sub.Cali cartel.DEA News release, May 6 2004.Government RICO indictment, between 1990 and 2004, the Norte Valle Cartel exported more than 1.2 million pounds – or 500 metric tons – of cocaine worth in excess of $10 billion from Colombia to Mexico and ultimately to the United States for resale.Leaders of the Norte Valle Cartel allegedly bribed and corrupted Colombian law enforcement and Colombian legislators to, among other things, attempt to block the extradition of Colombian narcotics traffickers to the United States to be prosecuted for their crimes.The AUC is one of 37 Foreign Terrorist Organizations identified by the State Department.The Norte del Valle cartel, or Norte Valle Cartel, is a Columbian drug cartel.The indictment charges that the Norte Valle Cartel used violence and brutality to further its goals, including the murder of rivals, individuals who failed to pay for cocaine, and associates who were believed to be working as informants
Edited sentence: Miguel Solano was a major player in the Norte del Valle cartel when he began feeding information to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).The Norte del Valle cartel is a Columbian drug cartel