Reputed drug lord held in NYC

NEW YORK—A reputed drug lord who was extradited to the United States last week from Brazil has been ordered held without bail in New York after pleading not guilty in a massive cocaine smuggling scheme.

Juan Carlos Ramirez Abadia entered the plea Monday in federal court in Brooklyn.

U.S. prosecutors allege Ramirez Abadia -- nicknamed "Lollypop" -- was a leader of Colombia's notorious Norte del Valle cartel. They say the cartel shipped 500 tons of cocaine worth $10 billion into the United States between 1990 and 2003, and that Ramirez Abadia played key roles in the smuggling operation and in the killings of rivals.

He was captured last year in Brazil, where he was living in a luxurious home.