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CARACAS, Venezuela — Colombia on Monday extradited to Venezuela a man the White House has called a major drug kingpin, sending him to face trial in the country where he says close associates of President Hugo Chavez were his business partners.

Walid Makled faces drug- smuggling and murder charges in Venezuela. He has said in multiple interviews that he paid military and civilian officials in Venezuela for government favors.

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