DEV-MUC3-0446 (LANG SYS INC)

BOGOTA, 7 SEP 89 (INRAVISION TELEVISION CADENA 1) -- [TEXT] THE POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO SCORE AGAINST DRUG TRAFFICKERS AND ALLEGED ASSASSINS. IN THE PAST FEW HOURS ANTIOQUIA AUTHORITIES DETAINED NICOLAS GONZALEZ CARDONA, WHO IS LINKED TO THE MEDELLIN CARTEL AS A PILOT FOR PABLO ESCOBAR GAVIRIA. GONZALEZ IS ALSO SUSPECTED OF HAVING PARTICIPATED IN THE MURDER OF COLONEL VALDEMAR FRANKLIN QUINTERO ON 18 AUGUST.

THIS IS THE SECOND PERSON ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MURDER. THE FIRST WAS GERMAN GONZALEZ RAMIREZ. IN ADDITION, GOVERNMENT SOURCES HAVE CONFIRMED THAT A JUDGE HAS ISSUED AN ARREST WARRANT FOR JAIME VALENCIA MARTINEZ, THE PERSON WHO ALLEGEDLY MASTERMINDED THE ATTACK ON SENATOR LUIS CARLOS GALAN SARMIENTO.