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This
Week
in
History
1/30/04
February, 1985 (exact date
missing): DEA agent Enrique Camerena is kidnapped and murdered in
Mexico. Camerena's disappearance spotlights the pervasive drug corruption
in Mexican law enforcement. The Mexican's lack of cooperation leads
Commissioner of Customs William Von Raab to order a six-day Operation Intercept-style
crackdown on the Mexican border. Camerena's body is found within
a week of the border closing, but evidence of a cover up by Mexican officials
is clear.
February, 1993 (exact date
missing): A totally fictitious report of a methamphetamine lab inside
the compound of a group of religious extremists in Waco, TX is used by
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) to secure military support
and training through Joint Task Force 6 (JTF-6) to assist in their upcoming
raid.
February 1, 1909: The
International Opium Commission convenes in Shanghai. Heading the
US delegation are Dr. Hamilton Wright and Episcopal Bishop Henry Brent.
Both tried to convince the international delegation of the immoral and
evil effects of opium.
February 3, 1987: Carlos
Lehder is captured by the Colombian National Police at a safe house owned
by Pablo Escobar in the mountains outside of Medellin. He is extradited
to the US the next day. On May 19, 1988 Lehder is convicted of drug
smuggling and sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus an additional
135 years.
February 5, 1988: A
federal grand jury in Miami issues an indictment against Panamanian General
Manuel Noriega for drug trafficking. Noriega had allowed the Medellin
cartel to launder money and build cocaine laboratories in Panama.
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Issue #322, 1/30/04
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Newsbrief: Campaign Watch -- Kerry National Security Advisor Was Key Drug Warrior |
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