Venezuela raids cocaine labs on Colombia border

Written by The Washington Post Friday, 23 April 2010 09:22

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities raided eight drug laboratories near the Colombian border on Thursday, seizing 4.5 tonnes of cocaine in one of the largest hauls in recent times, the interior minister said.

Two Colombian traffickers escaped across the border when Venezuelan helicopters swooped on the site in the state of Zulia, officials said.

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Michael Douglas asks NY judge for mercy toward son in history of substance abuse

Written by The Associated Press Wednesday, 21 April 2010 11:57

NEW YORK — Michael Douglas says his family's fame and history of substance abuse helped drive his son into drug addiction and crime in New York.

The Academy Award-winning actor has asked a federal judge in a handwritten letter to show leniency toward Cameron Douglas at a sentencing set for Tuesday.

Michael Douglas says he's not blind to his son's actions, but in his words: "I don't want to see him break."

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Officers Seize Nearly Two Million in Cocaine, Heroin at Brownsville Port of Entry

Written by Bordefire Report Wednesday, 21 April 2010 11:45

 Brownsville, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge seized approximately $1,992,800 worth of cocaine and heroin discovered in three separate enforcement actions this past weekend.

On Friday, April 16, at the Brownsville and Matamoros International Bridge, a primary inspection of a grey 2008 Volkswagen Crossfox driven by a 58-year-old Mexican male who resides in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico by CBP officers resulted in the driver and vehicle being referred for a secondary examination. At secondary, CBP officers discovered 12 packages concealed within the vehicle. CBP officers’ examination of the packages revealed seven packages to contain a combined weight of 8.15 kilograms (18 pounds) of cocaine and five packages were determined to have 5.70 kilograms (12.6 pounds) of heroin.

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