Six Countries Strike Major Sting Against Organized Crime Cocaine Ring

On September 28, 1992, several governments announced the disruption of a major cocaine distribution and money laundering ring, consisting allegedly of a major component of the Colombian cartel and their counterparts in Sicily and Italy. The sting culminated in the arrests of more than 200 persons in six countries and the seizure of nearly $42 million in illegal drug profits. The law enforcement operation, called Operation Green Ice, took ten months to plan with most of the arrests occurring at the end of September…[more]