Italian drugs, arms racket busted, 20 held
June 16th, 2012 - 6:53 am ICT by IANS
Rome, June 16 (IANS) At least 20 people were arrested and massive quantities of cocaine seized after a drug-trafficking ring was busted in Italy.The ring was based in the northeastern ... Read more...
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Former Governor of Mexican State extradited to the US for involvement with the Juarez Cartel
May 11th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) – The former Governor of Quintana Roo, Mexico was extradited to the United States for conspiring to import hundreds of tons of cocaine and laundering millions of ... Read more...
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Mexico extradites former governor to US
May 10th, 2010 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 10 (IANS/EFE) A former governor of a Mexican state has been extradited to the US on drug and money laundering charges.
Former Quintana Roo state governor Mario Villanueva Madrid, who ... Read more...
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Seven tonnes of cocaine seized in Pacific off Mexico
February 16th, 2009 - 10:02 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 16 (DPA) The US Coast Guard and Mexican Navy seized seven tonnes of cocaine on the high seas off Mexico's Pacific Coast, officials said Sunday.Investigators found the drugs in ... Read more...
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Frederick Forsyth to hit Colombian cocaine traffic alleys for next thriller
November 10th, 2008 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 10 (ANI): Best-selling novelist Frederick Forsyth is set to put his life on the line for his next thriller - by trying to break into groups of cocaine traffickers.The ... Read more...
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