Delayed expansion of U S drug spraying fleet in Colombia
The State Department postpones adding nine T-65 planes after Ayres Corp of Albany failed to deliver due to bankruptcy. The setback halts a $1.3 billion effort to bolster coca and opium eradication with 23 planes by next February, despite officials stressing the need to curb rising drug crops.
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Massive $35 Million Drug Money Seized in Bogota Raids
U S and Colombian police uncovered about 35 million in cash stashed in two upscale Bogota apartments amid Operation Journey. One man, Felix Chativa Carrasquillo, was arrested on a provisional Customs Service and DEA warrant. The seizure followed a broad, multi nation probe yielding roughly 25 tons of cocaine and 43 arrests.
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