{"id":94013,"date":"2026-08-14T11:49:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/top-drug-trafficker-macho-coca-and-cartel-member-compadre-extradited-to-u-s-from-costa-rica\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T11:49:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T11:49:22","slug":"top-drug-trafficker-macho-coca-and-cartel-member-compadre-extradited-to-u-s-from-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/top-drug-trafficker-macho-coca-and-cartel-member-compadre-extradited-to-u-s-from-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"Top drug trafficker &#8220;Macho Coca&#8221; and cartel member &#8220;Compadre&#8221; extradited to U.S. from Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>San Jose extradited one of Costa Rica&#8217;s top drug traffickers and a fellow cartel member to the United States on Thursday to stand trial in federal court, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p> Costa Rican businessman Gilbert Bell Fernandez, known as &#8220;Macho Coca,&#8221; and Colombian Gabriel Lozano Bonilla, known as &#8220;Compadre,&#8221; were flown from Juan Santa Maria International Airport, northwest of San Jose, to New York.<\/p>\n<p> Bell Fernandez, 63, is considered one of the biggest drug traffickers in Costa Rica by the U.S. Treasury Department, <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy1911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">which says<\/a> he is &#8220;known not only for the volume of drugs he moves but the violence with which he operates.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bell Fernandez was <a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/jy1911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">placed on its sanctions list<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;The DEA links them to the Gulf Clan,&#8221; Costa Rican Attorney General Carlo Diaz told reporters, referring to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.<\/p>\n<p> Both men allegedly took part in trafficking cocaine to the U.S. for the Colombian cartel, which Washington has labeled a Foreign Terrorist Organization.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;I thank the United States for taking me out of this country. They are saving my life,&#8221; said Bell Fernandez, who said he had been mistreated in prison.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/14\/564bedb1-1a4a-453d-a841-55ca8348a014\/thumbnail\/620x465\/efd78ecacb58f9ef37cdda81cb76b90b\/2026-08-14t003736z-1978620136-rc2qxmar0gp4-rtrmadp-3-usa-costa-rica-drugs.jpg#\" alt=\"Costa Rica extradites two alleged drug traffickers to the U.S. \" height=\"465\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/14\/564bedb1-1a4a-453d-a841-55ca8348a014\/thumbnail\/620x465\/efd78ecacb58f9ef37cdda81cb76b90b\/2026-08-14t003736z-1978620136-rc2qxmar0gp4-rtrmadp-3-usa-costa-rica-drugs.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/08\/14\/564bedb1-1a4a-453d-a841-55ca8348a014\/thumbnail\/1240x930\/12b2ec59f8e43ea91f30ffb6f037ac09\/2026-08-14t003736z-1978620136-rc2qxmar0gp4-rtrmadp-3-usa-costa-rica-drugs.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents observe alleged drug traffickers Gabriel Lozano (not pictured) and Gilbert Bell Fernandez as Costa Rican security forces escort them aboard a plane for extradition to the United States, in Alajuela, Costa Rica, August 13, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Ministerio de Seguridad Publica\/Handout via REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Lozano Bonilla, a naturalized Costa Rican, is also allegedly linked to shipments of liquid cocaine to Europe and Asia.<\/p>\n<p> Both Bell Fernandez and Lozano Bonilla were taken to the airport wearing bulletproof vests and helmets flanked by tight security, local media reported.<\/p>\n<p> Costa Rica&#8217;s right-wing President Laura Fernandez, a key ally of President Trump, pledged a &#8220;firm hand&#8221; against drug trafficking during her May inauguration, saying her &#8220;hand will not tremble when confronting organized crime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> Costa Rica, a country of 5.2 million people famous for its white-sand beaches, has long been seen as an oasis of stability and democracy in Central America.<\/p>\n<p> But in recent years, it has developed into a logistical hub in the regional drug trade, fueling local turf wars that have caused the murder rate to soar. Last month, Costa Rica captured its most-wanted fugitive, known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/costa-rica-captures-top-fugitive-diablo-drug-trafficking\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">&#8220;Diablo,&#8221;<\/a> who was wanted by the U.S. for alleged drug trafficking and had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/alejandro-arias-monge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$500,000 bounty<\/a> on his head.<\/p>\n<p>Extraditions have been allowed in the country since a 2025 constitutional reform promoted by former President Rodrigo Chaves, Fernandez&#8217;s predecessor.<\/p>\n<p> Since then, it has extradited former security minister and judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-edtx\/pr\/former-costa-rican-government-official-and-fellow-drug-trafficker-extradited-eastern\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Celso Gamboa<\/a>, who is accused of drug trafficking, and his alleged associate Edwin Lopez Vega, alias &#8220;Pecho de Rata,&#8221; among others to the 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