A Colombian described as one of history’s biggest cocaine dealers was sentenced to 35 years in prison by a Manhattan judge who called the scope of his crimes “staggering.”
Known as El Loco, Daniel Barrera Barrera, 48, was sentenced by Judge Gregory Woods, who rejected a defense lawyer’s request for leniency on the grounds that his client tried to cooperate, urged others to surrender and had rescued victims of kidnappings. The sentence included a $10 million forfeiture and a $10 million fine.
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