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"Cash Crop" Leads to Indictment of 44 for Marijuana Ring |
On December 11,1985, the Department of Justice announced the indictment by a San Antonio, Texas grand jury of 44 persons, a bank, and two companies in the operations of a drug ring alleged to have... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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4 |
1985-12-01 |
United States |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Narcoterrorism Bill Introduced and Expected to Pass |
On October 17, 1985, hearings were held by the House of Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, on legislation to provide rewards for information leading to arrest of persons who murder... |
Bruce Zagaris and Victoria Stea |
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2 |
1985-10-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |
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Judicial Assistance and Bank Files in Switzerland |
The Geneva authroities may not hand over to the state prosecutors at the Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, District Court, all bank statements of two Turkish customers of a Geneva bank. This was the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
2 |
1985-10-01 |
Switzerland |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Former Belize Cabinet Minister Arrested On Drug Charges |
On April 8, 1985, Elijo Briceno, a former cabinet minister of Belize, was arrested in Miami by federal drug agents on charges that he conspired to smuggle monthly shipments of 4,000 to 5,000 pounds... |
Bruce Zagaris |
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1 |
1985-09-01 |
Belize |
Drugs & Trafficking |
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Natl. Drug Enforcement Policy Board's Interim Report |
In July, 1985, the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board made an interim report to Congress pursuant to the National Narcotics Act of 1984. The report has a section on international cooperation. ... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |
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Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act Moves Forward |
A bill called "Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act". H.R. 2851, is moving forward in Congres and is expected to pass next year. The bill will provide benefits for Government employees and... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
Terrorism |
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Belize Foreign Minister Addresses U.N. on Narcotics Policy |
The Belize Foreign Minister, Mr. Dean Barrow, in October made his debut at the United Nations in New York with an address covering, among other topics, the Belize policies and views of combatting... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
4 |
1985-12-01 |
Belize |
Drug Enforcement |
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Jensen Outlines Interdiction Strategy of the National Drug Enforcement Policy Board |
In testimony on October 24, 1985, before the Subcommittee on Government Information, Justice and Agriculture, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, D. Lowell Jensen, Deputy... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
2 |
1985-10-01 |
United States |
Drug Enforcement |
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Swiss Supreme Court Decision on Arms Trade Facilitates International Judicial Assistance |
On May 10, 1984, in a decision having wide potential significance for adjudicating cases of mutual assistance in criminal matters, the Supreme Court of the Swiss Confederation defined broadly the... |
Clemens J.M. Kochinke |
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2 |
2016-02-04 |
Switzerland |
Arms Trafficking |
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U.S. and Bahamas Make Huge Narcotics Bust In The Bahamas As New Cooperation In Narcotics Ensues |
On April 19, 1985, the U.S. and Bahamian law enforcement officials conducted an unprecedented joint operation over 30 Bahamian islands and along 150 miles of the Florida coast during a two week... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
1 |
1985-09-01 |
Bahamas |
Drug Enforcement |
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Developments in Narcotics Control in South America |
On November 12, 1985 the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on the recent developments in narcotics control efforts in Latin America. The two witnesses, Jon R. Thomas from the State... |
Doris Weidinger |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
Latin America and South America |
Drug Enforcement |
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L.C. Green's Analysis of Recent Terrorist Scholarship |
Professor L.C. Green, Department of Political Science, University of Alberta in Edmonton, has forwarded the Reporter his article, "Terrorism and Its Responses," published in 8 Terrorism: An... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
3 |
1985-11-01 |
Canada |
Terrorism |
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"Operation Eradication" Continues in Jamaica |
It was announced by narcotics chief Sam McKay that during the past 9 months 2,780 acres of marijuana had been destroyed in Jamaica. Jamaica was considered the second largest supplier of marijuana to... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
4 |
1985-12-01 |
Jamaica |
Drug Enforcement |
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Department of Justice Publishes Interpol Guide Michael Fooner |
The National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has published A Guide to Interpol, The International Criminal Police Organization in the United State (22 pp.1985) by Michael J.... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
2 |
1985-10-01 |
United States |
INTERPOL |
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Customs Warehouses Are Not Foreign Territory for Purposes of Trademark Protection |
In a landmark decision, the highest court of the Swiss Confederation, the Federal Court in Lausanne, on November 2, 1984, declared Swiss customs warehouses domestic territory for purposes of applying... |
Clemens M. Kochinke |
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2 |
1985-10-01 |
Switzerland |
Counterfeiting |
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More U.S. Forces Depart From Grenada As Eastern Caribbean Countries Continue Transition On Building Security |
On June 11, 1985, 66 additional United States soldiers along with jeeps and equipment left Grenada. The departure is the penultimate withdrawal of U.S. soldiers which numbered more than 6,000 at the... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
1 |
1985-09-01 |
Grenada |
Law of War |
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U.S.-Bahamas Agreement for Interdicting Narcotics Trafficking |
On March 6, 1985, the Governments of the United States and The Bahamas concluded an agreement on the interdiction of narcotics trafficking. The U.S. agrees to provide the Bahamian Government with... |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
3 |
1985-11-01 |
Bahamas |
Drug Enforcement |
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PLI Holds Commodities Program with Many International Issues |
The Practicing Law Institute (PLI) presented a program on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") in Washington, D.C. on October 30, 1985 which dealt with current issues facing the CFTC... |
Constantine G. Papavizas |
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3 |
1985-11-01 |
United States |
Law Enforcement |
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Dominican Republic's Police Cracking Drug Ring |
Dominican police raided two aircrafts which stopped over in the Dominican Republic in flight from Colombia to the United States, and seized 1,400 pounds of cocaine. |
Bruce Zagaris |
1 |
4 |
1985-12-01 |
Dominican Republic |
Drug Enforcement |
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Bar Panel Discusses U.S. Compulsory Jurisdiction Withdrawal From The International Court of Justice |
A timely panel discussion on the U.S. withdrawal from compulsory jurisdiction to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) was held in Washington, D.C. on October 23, 1985. Sponsored by the District... |
Constatine G. Papavizas |
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2 |
1985-10-01 |
United States |
International Criminal Court |