An alleged Colombian cocaine trafficker attempting to transport planeloads of cocaine was extradited Thursday from Romania to the United States, prosecutors said. Jesus Eduardo Valencia-Arbelaez, 43, 'was extradited from Romania this morning to face cocaine trafficking and money laundering charges,' US Attorney Preet Bharara said in New York. According to the indictment, Valencia-Arbelaez led a major international cocaine organization based in Colombia and Venezuela, but with tentacles across Bolivia, Cyprus, Holland, Guinea Conakry, Mali, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, Spain and the United States. The organization allegedly sought to buy a cargo plane to transport tons of cocaine to west Africa, searching in Madrid, New York, Virginia and other locations for a suitable aircraft. The plane was allegedly bought eventually through a corporation registered in Cyprus. It was to be registered in Sierra Leone. Valencia-Arbelaez is accused of telling an undercover informant for the US authorities that the plane was to carry shipments of two to three tons of cocaine. He was arrested by Romanian authorities in June after traveling there allegedly to discuss setting up a new base of operations in the country. Another alleged ringleader, Manuel Silva Jaramillo, was arrested earlier this year. 'Valencia-Arbelaez is charged with participating in a highly sophisticated drug- trafficking network whose criminal activities spanned the globe, Bharara said. 'Whether operating in Latin America, West Africa, Europe, or the United States, his organization distributed vast quantities of cocaine and generated millions of dollars worth of illicit proceeds.' 