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Thursday, March 1, 2001
Volume:
17
Issue:
3
98
Abstract:
On January 18, 2001, the U.S. and Colombia helped to penetrate and dismantle an international drug trafficking operation that specialized in distributing heroin from Colombia to the U.S., arresting 65 persons.
The arrests occurred in New York, Philadelphia and Colombia, effectively dismantling the drug ring after a 20-month investigation.
The organization distributed heroin from Colombia to New York, where it was further distributed to Philadelphia. The raids on January 18 yielded 65 arrests – 31 in Colombia, 24 in Philadelphia and 10 in New York…[more]