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Old 06-02-2011, 04:08 PM
 
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International drug cartel busted

An investigation on three continents that started in Boston nearly five years ago has led to drug trafficking and money laundering charges against 20 people.

American, Italian and Colombian authorities have announced 19 arrests. One suspect remains at large.

Investigators say all 20 have ties to a successor to Colombia's defunct Medellin cartel called La Oficina de Envigado. Authorities also seized hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of pounds of cocaine and heroin.


Small win in a big war.
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Old 06-02-2011, 04:26 PM
 
Location: Southern Arizona
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Oh yeah, big victory. 5 years wasted along with a few billion dollars to arrest 20 people. I'm sure all the successors are already in place. What a joke the "war on drugs" is.
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Old 06-02-2011, 04:29 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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International drug cartel busted

An investigation on three continents that started in Boston nearly five years ago has led to drug trafficking and money laundering charges against 20 people.

American, Italian and Colombian authorities have announced 19 arrests. One suspect remains at large.

Investigators say all 20 have ties to a successor to Colombia's defunct Medellin cartel called La Oficina de Envigado. Authorities also seized hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of pounds of cocaine and heroin.


Small win in a big war.
wow that brought back memories..Pablo Escobar, Cocaine Cowboys, Miami Vice and bodies found in the Everglades every other week.

I lived in S. Florida during that time.
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Old 06-02-2011, 04:37 PM
 
Location: NC
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What a fricken' waste of time and money.
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Old 06-02-2011, 04:40 PM
 
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International drug cartel busted

An investigation on three continents that started in Boston nearly five years ago has led to drug trafficking and money laundering charges against 20 people.

American, Italian and Colombian authorities have announced 19 arrests. One suspect remains at large.

Investigators say all 20 have ties to a successor to Colombia's defunct Medellin cartel called La Oficina de Envigado. Authorities also seized hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of pounds of cocaine and heroin.

Small win in a big war.
Seriously?

The more of the story i read, the bigger the failure the whole Drug War seems to be. I'm STILL waiting for "success" to rear its head.
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Old 06-02-2011, 04:42 PM
 
Location: Southern Arizona
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success = legalization
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Old 06-02-2011, 04:43 PM
 
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Looks like a loss for taxpayers.
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Old 06-02-2011, 05:00 PM
 
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success=shooting them all in the back of the head.
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Old 06-02-2011, 05:08 PM
 
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success=shooting them all in the back of the head.
that will be just a few billion dollars. Cash or check?
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Old 06-02-2011, 06:15 PM
 
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success = legalization
Word!
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