Monthly Archives: August 2013

Colombian Drug Lord Vanishes After Conviction… in the US!

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Daniel Hopsicker

A major Colombian drug trafficker who willingly sought extradition to the United States—even offering a $40 million bribe to officials in Brazil to send him to the US—apparently knew what he was doing. After being extradited and convicted in Federal … Continue reading →

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Up in Smoke? 24 Tons of Cocaine in “No Peek Burn Run”

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Daniel Hopsicker

  Its called a "burn run." When the government of Costa Rica asked for assistance in disposing of a huge stash of cocaine and other drugs they’d accumulated during the past two years worth of drug trafficking busts—in airports, in … Continue reading →

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Narco-jet in Costa Rica scandal tied to Iran Contra figure

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Daniel Hopsicker

A key employee in Bogotá of the Canadian oil company owners of the drug plane flown by Costa Rica’s President Laura Chinchilla was at the heart of the Contra Cocaine pipeline profiled by the late author Gary Webb in his 1996 best-seller “Dark Alliance.” David Scott … Continue reading →

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