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Using complete sentences, explain why the Colombian government agreed to extradite drug traffickers to the US for trial during the 1980s.

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The Medellin Cartel was extremely wealthy and controlled almost all of the cocaine being imported into the US. They used their wealth and influence to bribe members of law enforcement and the government to escape justice. They also murdered witnesses, police officers, other members of law enforcement, and judges, and assassinated the head of the justice department. They even conducted a terrorist attack against the Colombian Supreme Court, killing many justices. The Colombian government realized that it would be very difficult to convict the traffickers in Colombian courts, so they agreed to hand over suspects to the US for questioning in trial, as the cartel had no such power in America.

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The citizens of Columbia and the government have been able to recognize and admit to their faults, which was the main reason for the Columbian government setting up the extradition treaty that they did with the US.

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