U.S. Indictment Charges Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy between Terrorist and Narcotics Groups

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Monday, March 1, 2010
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris and Cassandra Sheehan
Volume: 
26
Issue: 
3
Abstract: 
On December 18, 2009, federal prosecutors charged three West Africans for conspiring to transport cocaine through Africa in conjunction with two known international terrorist organizations, The Farc and Al Qaeda. For the first time, a 2006 law targeted on drug trafficking that abets terrorism was used against Al Qaeda...more...