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| Title: | US: Huge US Sting Operation Nets Venezuela Indictment |
| Published On: | 1998-05-22 |
| Source: | Orange County Register(Ca) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-07 09:52:55 |
HUGE US STING OPERATION NETS VENEZUELA INDICTMENT
Federal authorities extended their massive undercover
money-laundering sting to Venezuela with an indictment charging four
banks and five individuals with laundering $9.5 million in illegal
drug-trafficking proceeds.
The indictment, announced Wednesday by the Treasury and Justice
departments, is the fourth stemming from the U.S. Customs Service-led
"Operation Casablanca," the largest drug-money laundering case in U.S.
history.
On Monday, officials disclosed the three-year operation, which exposed
links between Mexico's largest banks and the Cali drug cartel of
Colombia and the Juarez cartel of Mexico.
Checked-by: trikydik@inil.com (trikydik)
Federal authorities extended their massive undercover
money-laundering sting to Venezuela with an indictment charging four
banks and five individuals with laundering $9.5 million in illegal
drug-trafficking proceeds.
The indictment, announced Wednesday by the Treasury and Justice
departments, is the fourth stemming from the U.S. Customs Service-led
"Operation Casablanca," the largest drug-money laundering case in U.S.
history.
On Monday, officials disclosed the three-year operation, which exposed
links between Mexico's largest banks and the Cali drug cartel of
Colombia and the Juarez cartel of Mexico.
Checked-by: trikydik@inil.com (trikydik)
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