SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) - A convicted drug trafficker from Colombia who fled from a U.S. prison in 1994 has been captured in Texas and pleaded guilty to escape.
Prosecutors say 47-year-old Juan Carlos Marin-Cardona pleaded guilty Wednesday in San Angelo to escaping from federal custody. Tom Green County jail records show Marin-Cardona is held without bond pending sentencing of up to five years in prison.
Records show Marin-Cardona in 1993 was sentenced in Miami to nearly six years for importation of cocaine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Marin-Cardona was assigned to a prison in Eden, Texas, 150 miles (241 kilometers) northwest of Austin.
Martin-Cardona escaped in November 1994. Investigators eventually traced him back to Colombia.
Investigators say Martin-Cardona was detained in March during a layover at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
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