U.S. files charges in weapons plot
U.S. officials announced charges in two cases linking drug trafficking to arms for extremism. Four suspects in Houston allegedly planned trading $25 million in cocaine for 9,000 AK-47s and other arms for Colombia’s AUC. three others sought heroin and hashish to buy Stinger missiles for al-Qaida. Names include Uwe Jensen and Carlos Ali Romero Varela.
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From coal to tourism Portal 31 opens in Lynch Kentucky
In Harlan County former miner Bob Lunsford now guides visitors into the abandoned Portal 31 mine. Plans for 1,200 foot tours next year will showcase the industry’s shift from hard dangerous mining to modern machinery. The town hopes revival of tourism can aid a slow recovery after the mine’s closure.
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Sniper suspects charged in Fairfax County Virginia
Fairfax prosecutors charged John Allen Muhammad and 17 year old John Lee Malvo with capital murder in the Linda Franklin Home Depot parking deck shooting. They face counts of murder and using a firearm in the commission of a felony and may be tried in whichever jurisdiction has the strongest case for the death penalty.
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South Carolina man charged in Elizabeth Smart extortion case
Walter Holloway, 18, faces felony extortion and threats charges for seeking 3 million in exchange for Elizabeth Smart. FBI says he sent 38 emails from Charleston over two months, claiming to be the kidnapper and threatening the girl. U S Attorney plans grand jury indictment as Ed Smart laments the distraction.
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