**A leading member of the Colombian Farc rebel group has been sentenced to over 20 years in prison for his involvement in importing tons of cocaine to the US.**Jorge Enrique Rodriguez Mendieta, who was extradited to the US in 2007, pleaded guilty in December.
As well as cocaine distribution, Rodriguez took part in Farc’s policy- making, a US prosecutor said.
Rodriguez, 47, also known as “Ivan Vargas”, was arrested in Columbia in 2004.
He has admitted being a commander of the 24th Front of the left-wing rebel movement, AFP reports.
Farc is responsible for producing more than half of the world’s cocaine supply, US prosecutors say.