cynstam21 Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) - Five American soldiers have been arrested for trying to smuggle hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cocaine into the United States on a U.S. military aircraft, the U.S. military said. The five unidentified Army personnel were detained on Tuesday and are being held in the United States for "allegedly trying to transport approximately 16 kilograms (35 lb) of cocaine," U.S. Southern Command said in a news release late on Thursday. "The Department of Defense and other federal agencies, in close cooperation with the Colombian government, are investigating these charges both in the U.S. and Colombia," Southern Command said. The cocaine could be sold in the United States for $300,000-$500,000. The U.S. Congress has authorized the presence of up to 800 U.S. troops in Colombia to train Colombian soldiers and provide support for the country's war on cocaine and Marxist rebels, as well as up to 600 civilian contractors. The United States has provided Colombia with more than $3 billion in mainly military aid since 2000. The arrests recalled a previous scandal to hit U.S. operations in Colombia. The wife of a U.S. Army officer who headed anti-drug operations in Colombia was sentenced to five years in prison in 2000 for trying to mail $700,000 worth of heroin to New York. Her husband admitted he knew she was laundering drug proceeds and was sentenced to five months, angering Colombian legal officials who complained this was too lenient. Sucks for them and us LOL!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsamurai Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 legalize the shit already and stop wasting my tax dollars on a useless "war on drugs" pfff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceepee Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 I guess Sandbar is gonna be dry tonight ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Schwartz Posted April 1 Report Share Posted April 1 legalize the shit already and stop wasting my tax dollars on a useless "war on drugs" pfff.EX-FAWKIN-ACTLY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynstam21 Posted April 1 Author Report Share Posted April 1 I guess Sandbar is gonna be dry tonight ! LMAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afa8317 Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 legalize the shit already and stop wasting my tax dollars on a useless "war on drugs" pfff.Legalise coke ???? Bud I understand but coke is to addictive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoxikated Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 If the government would just end this pointless war on drugs, so much crime could be avoided...if only we lived in a country where people could make their own decisions pertaining to their own bodies...eh, I wonder how harsh of a sentence the soldiers got... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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