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hack89 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-14-11 08:14 PM
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Argentine Judge Dismisses Charges Against US In Plane Case
Source: Wall Street Journal

BUENOS AIRES (Dow Jones)--A federal judge dismissed charges against the U.S. government related to the controversial seizure last month of U.S. military property from a C-17 transport plane.

Judge Marcelo Aguinsky said in a ruling Thursday the U.S. did not try to hide anything or bring unauthorized items into the country.

"The matter investigated does not constitute a crime," Aguinsky said in a 17-page ruling.

The decision comes almost a month after relations between the countries deteriorated after allegations that the U.S. tried to smuggle undeclared firearms, surveillance equipment and "various doses of morphine" ...

Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110311-706941.html#articleTabs%3Darticle



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