
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: MONDAY, July 19, 1993                   TAG: 9307190142
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: New York Daily News
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

ALLEGED DRUG KINGPIN ARRESTED, FOR SHOPLIFTING

A suspected Colombian drug kingpin who had eluded authorities for two years was nabbed at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla., for shoplifting souvenirs, police say.

Victor Hugo Polo, 24, and Elizabeth Acosta, 32, both of Miami, were taken to the Orange County Jail and charged with shoplifting, said Lt. Bob Goldman of the Orlando police. Polo will be turned over to U.S. marshals from Houston, who have been looking for him since November 1992 on allegations of distributing cocaine.

"The Teletype we got from them said he was the No. 2 man in the organization affiliated with Pablo Escobar," he added.

Police said they found 12 key chains, a cigarette lighter, a pair of sunglasses, four nameplates, a roll of film and four T-shirts in Polo's bag. Total value: $198.98.

by CNB