News (Media Awareness Project) - Colombia: 49 Suspected Drug Smugglers Arrested |
| Title: | Colombia: 49 Suspected Drug Smugglers Arrested |
| Published On: | 2002-07-26 |
| Source: | Los Angeles Times (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-08-30 04:09:27 |
49 SUSPECTED DRUG SMUGGLERS ARRESTED
Colombian and U.S. authorities said they arrested 49 people in four
countries, including 12 in the United States, smashing an international
ring that smuggled $8.1 million worth of cocaine and heroin into the United
States and Europe every month.
The ring, which operated from the northwestern Colombian city of Medellin,
sent 440 pounds of cocaine and 22 pounds of heroin per month to the United
States and Europe, said Leo Arreguin, chief of the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration's office in Colombia.
Arrests were also made in Colombia, Panama and Spain.
Colombian and U.S. authorities said they arrested 49 people in four
countries, including 12 in the United States, smashing an international
ring that smuggled $8.1 million worth of cocaine and heroin into the United
States and Europe every month.
The ring, which operated from the northwestern Colombian city of Medellin,
sent 440 pounds of cocaine and 22 pounds of heroin per month to the United
States and Europe, said Leo Arreguin, chief of the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration's office in Colombia.
Arrests were also made in Colombia, Panama and Spain.
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