BOGOTA, Dec. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Colombia agreed to extradite four citizens, including a woman, to the United States for the accusations of drug trafficking and money laundering, the authorities said Saturday.

    Among the extradited, Jorge Lalinde faces charges by a Florida tribunal of money laundering for drug-trafficking funds and intending to smuggle cocaine into the United States. Juan Jaramillo was accused of heroin-trafficking by the same court.

    Carlos Guarin is charged with money laundering by a New York court, while Maria Luna faces the charge of drug trafficking in Florida.

    The extradition request on Luna has been ratified, but those for the other three are depending on the result of their appeals, the Colombian authorities said.

    Colombia is the world's top cocaine and heroin producer. Its annual heroin output reaches 580 tons, most of which ends up in Europe and the United States. The South American country also supplies 80 percent of the global cocaine market.

    Since August 2002, Colombia has extradited to the United States around 230 nationals on charges of drug-trafficking and money laundering.

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