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Drug Smugglers' Subs Could
Open US to Terrorists

Semi-submersibles are difficult to detect

Boston Globe Boston Globe Aug 17, 08 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Semi-submersible boats used to smuggle drugs into the US could provide a path into the country for terrorists or their weapons, the Boston Globe reports. “If drug cartels can ship up to 10 tons of cocaine in a semi-submersible, they can clearly ship or rent space to a terrorist organization,” wrote a Navy official in a military journal. More »

More about:  terrorist • drug trafficking • smuggling • submarine • weapons of mass destruction • drug trade • boat • submersibles

 Wash. Vineyards
 Flush With Pot Crop

110K marijuana plants already confiscated this year

Associated Press Associated Press Aug 10, 08 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Washington state is cracking down on drug dealers' latest innovation: Using vineyards to secretly grow marijuana crops, the AP reports. Police have made 22 arrests this year and confiscated 110,000 pot plants from the Yakima Valley alone, worth more than $100 million. But tracking dealers isn't easy: Some are in Mexico and others buy farms with fake names in quick cash deals. More »

More about:  wine • marijuana • Washington • wine industry • Drug Enforcement Administration • drug trade • vineyard

Colombian Rebels Confirm Leader's Death

Marulanda, 78, died of a heart attack 'in arms of his companion'

Associated Press Associated Press May 25, 08 6:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - A top Colombian rebel confirmed the death of FARC chief Manuel Marulanda in a TV interview today. Marulanda died of a heart attack 2 months ago, at age 78, "in the arms of his companion," he said. With "Sureshot" gone, new rebel leader Alfonso Cano may struggle to keep the Marxist group going, the AP reports. More »

More about:  obituary • Colombia • FARC • heart attack • Alvaro Uribe • Communists • Manuel Marulanda • drug trade • rebel fighters

Afghan Deputy Governor, 5 Others Killed in Mosque Attack

Bombing comes amid  'failed state' warnings

Times (UK) Times (UK) Jan 31, 08 8:04 AM CST
(Newser) - A suicide bomber in Afghanistan killed six people, including the deputy governor of the dangerous Helmand province, in an attack inside a mosque today. At least 11 others were injured in the explosion in the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, a focus of reconstruction programs led by the British army, reports the Times of London. More »

More about:  Afghanistan • Taliban • bombing • suicide bomber • Kabul • opium • British military • Helmand province • poppies • drug trade • failed state

Hurricane Dean Hastens 'Three Amigos' Summit

Bush meets neighbors, Calderon leaves early, protests turn violent

Globe and Mail Globe and Mail Aug 21, 07 6:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush met with his counterparts from north and south yesterday at a Canadian summit overshadowed by Hurricane Dean and greeted with violent protests. The so-called "Three Amigos" met in a Quebec château ringed by a huge security wall, outside which police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters. The summit continues today, but Mexican President Felipe Calderon is leaving early to oversee the hurricane response. More »

More about:  George W. Bush • United States • Mexico • Canada • protests • hurricane • Arctic • Felipe Calderon • Stephen Harper • passport • drug trade

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