Paramilitary commanders could face extradition

The former commanders convicted of these crimes will be immediately extradited if they are wanted by the United States, said Uribe.Colombian Vice Interior Minister Guillermo Reyes said on Wednesday the police found a gun, a grenade and 11 million pesos (about 5,700 U.S. dollars) in cash during a prison inspection. Authorities are now investigating how these items entered into the high-security Itagui.Those who are responsible for the smuggling will be deprived of the “Justice and Peace Law” benefits “as soon as the government knows who they are,” the president said.About 60 former leaders of Colombia’s United Self Defense (AUC), a right-wing armed group which fought against the anti-government leftist guerrilla, are held at Itaguí, just outside Medellín