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Wife
of
US
Military
Commander
in
Colombia
Charged
With
Drug
Trafficking
8/6/99
Breaking: Laurie Hiett,
wife of Army Colonel James Hiett, commander of all US military operations
in Colombia, has been charged with drug trafficking for allegedly sending
parcels of cocaine back to the states from Bogota. One of the packages
apparently listed Mrs. Hiett's return address.
According to the Village
Voice, Mrs. Hiett claims that she mailed the six packages "for her husband's
chauffeur" but did not know the contents. According to the Army Criminal
Investigation Division in Panama, Colonel Hiett had "no prior knowledge"
of the shipments, and he has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing.
Colonel Hiett has since requested a transfer from his post in Bogota.
That transfer is pending.
The Week Online will follow
this case as it progresses. You can read the Village Voice story
on their web site at http://www.villagevoice.com/features/9932/bastone.shtml.
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Issue #102, 8/6/99
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