Vice Adm. Aldo Santamaria, and Cuban ambassador to Colombia Fernando Rovelo-Renedo. According to the DEA's account, the smuggling operation depended on Guillot Lara's fleet of mother ships, all code-named "Viviana" for recognition by the Cuban navy. A week later, his Miami associate in drugs and arms, Johnny Crump, was also indicted on smuggling charges. In April 1982 Crump was given a 25-year suspended sentence with a six-year probation for cooperating with federal authorities. Extradition to Cuba In early 1982, Guillot Lara was jailed in Mexico City on marijuana conspiracy charges, and interrogated by the CIA. The agency was said to be particularly interested in reports of Guillot's ties with the Castro government and the M-19 guerrillas. After the details of Guillot Lara's indictment came to light, Cuban DGI agents approached the Mexican government to secure his release. In late 1982, Guillot Lara had been released from a Mexican prison and was in Cuba. Death Guillot Lara died in a Cuban prison of a heart attack in April 1991. His remains were moved 4 years later to his native city of Santa Marta, Colombia. See also Johnny Crump North Coast Cartel References External links CIA reading room article about the Cuban connection NY Post article about Castro's connections with drug trafficking PBS Frontline transcript about Cuban drug trafficking 1991 deaths Smugglers Colombian people 1949 births