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| Lebanon- S. America Cocaine Network Uncovered |
| 2010-09-04 |
| Security forces on Friday uncovered a significant network involved in the smuggling of cocaine between South America and Lebanon. A statement from the Central Office for Drug Control (CODC) said the ring was discovered after intensive follow-up over a period of time and different dates. It described ring as one of the "most important highly complex networks active in the smuggling of cocaine from some countries in South America to Lebanon and elsewhere." The statement said CODC busted a house in Doha south of Beirut and confiscated about 50 kilograms of cocaine and arrested five members of the network -- a Venezuelan and four Lebanese. It said the deal between Venezuela and Beirut was worth more than $ 8 million. The detainees confessed that the seized cocaine was part of 255 kilograms they planned to smuggle. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 I'm not sure why this is a "discovery". Hizb'allah has been entrenched in the drug-producing area of South America for a generation... and the cousins back home have friends who are playas in Beirut's clubs, I'm sure. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-09-04 18:14 |