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One of the UK's leading newspapers, the Sunday Times, reported last
week (Jan. 18) that loyalist paramilitaries have entered into working relationships
with Scottish drug traffickers and are using the drug trade to finance
large buildups in arms. The Times quoted an unnamed security source who
said, "In theory, these organizations could become self-financing
in the foreseeable future. That would have serious implications because
they would be in a position to buy weapons in much larger quantities. It
is a very dangerous alliance because the Scottish gangs share the political
views of the loyalist paramilitaries and are anxious to do as much as they
can to support what they see as the 'war effort.'"
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Issue #27, 1/30/98
Please Respond! Recovered Addict Arrested and Incarcerated for Fleeing Treatment -- in 1972! | Officials in Oakland, San Francisco Oppose Federal Efforts to Close Medical Marijuana Outlets | ...and Mendocino County Sends Even A Stronger Message | Florida's Cabinet Votes to Oppose Medical Marijuana Initiative | High School Libraries Censor Marijuana Research Book Despite Wide Scientific Praise | Penn State Professor Stages Second Protest -- and is Assaulted by Campus Police Chief | 44 Ohio Cops Charged with Drug-Corruption | Reno Delays Release of CIA/Crack Cocaine Report | Former Mexican Governor Arrested for Money Laundering | Drugs for Arms in Northern Ireland | Former Scotland Yard Drug Chief Urges Legalization of Drugs | Link of the Week: The Chicago Police are Looking for a Few Good Snitches | Editorial: Prosecutorial Discretion and the Death of Common Sense
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