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Pert_UK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-03 07:12 PM
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$6 BILLION Seized in Global Drugs Raids
That's right, you heard right, SIX BILLION dollars:

"More than $6bn worth of suspect US bonds, hoards of drugs and £7m of assets have been seized by British police investigating a Colombian drugs and money cartel.

The seizures came after the National Crime Squad (NCS) swooped on addresses in north London and Essex during two raids in July and August this year.

But news of the action only emerged on Thursday after the Colombian authorities, who worked with the British police in the operation, announced details of the raid."

Full article:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3082280.stm
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Maple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-03 07:17 PM
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1. And the sad part is
that's chickenfeed.
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hang a left Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-03 07:18 PM
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2. uh oh
someone jacked the CIA's money!
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teknomanzer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-03 07:20 PM
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3. Right...
Edited on Thu Sep-04-03 07:21 PM by teknomanzer
and there are probaby more than a trillion dollars worth of sales made.
Chalk one up for the War on Drugs... Almost as successful as the War on Terror.
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-04-03 07:22 PM
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4. Which is what I have been trying to say all along...
Expend a few brain cells and go after the real drug rings. It's where the money is. A few billion dollar drug busts and, who knows what would happen to this country's financial well-being.
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pfitz59 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-05-03 12:08 AM
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5. US Bonds?
Cali cartel is financing Shrub's debt! Whoda thunk it?
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