Jamaican Drug Lord Seeks Extradition Deal With U.S. After Bloody Battles

Written by FOXNews Thursday, 27 May 2010 09:03

Police officers stand guard near the emergency room entrance of the national hospital in Kingston, Jamaica.

Desperate to end the bloodbath on the streets of Kingston from four days of shootouts between Jamaican security forces and supporters of a fugitive drug lord, U.S. officials are negotiating his surrender to face federal cocaine trafficking and gun-running charges, the New York Post reported Thursday.

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Ex-wife of drug lord 'American Gangster' Frank Lucas is busted over alleged cocaine deal

Written by NY Daily News Friday, 21 May 2010 10:52

Farrait, 70, is escorted by DEA agents to the Federal Court building in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday. 
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22 plead guilty in Puerto Rico drug-smuggling scheme

Written by The Associated Press Tuesday, 11 May 2010 11:54

 A group of people including nine American Airlines employees pleaded guilty to a drug-smuggling scheme that spanned a decade and targeted cities across the United States, authorities said Monday.

The suspects allegedly smuggled more than 9,000 kilograms (19,800 pounds) of cocaine aboard commercial flights leaving Puerto Rico from 1999 to 2009, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice.

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