When the planes arrived loaded with cocaine, it was Guinea’s presidential guard that secured the cargo. Drug deals were conducted inside the first lady’s private residence and in the president’s VIP salon at the international airport. To avoid detection, cocaine was sent to Europe in the country’s diplomatic pouch. As the people of Guinea sit … Continue reading
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Luis Arce-Gómez (The End)
In his pomp he was known as the “minister for cocaine”, a corrupt and ruthless military despot who collaborated with drug cartels and terrorised Bolivia. Luis Arce-Gómez, interior minister in the Andean nation’s 1980-81 dictatorship, made an infamous warning to foes to “walk around with their wills under their arms”. But when the former burly … Continue reading
The Mexico Series… Latest Member of Forbes Magazine’s Exclusive List Of Billionaires
Cocaine King Forbes released its annual billionaires list yesterday and not surprisingly there are a lot fewer of them. One interesting new name did manage to sneak onto the list this year. Joaquin Guzman Loera of Sinaloa, Mexico, is tied for #171 on the list with an estimated fortune of $1 billion. Guzman’s industry is … Continue reading
Norman’s Cay and Carlos Lehder – Part 2
Given the high level of interest shown in my very brief previous report on Norman’s Cay and Carlos Lehder, I realized I owed it to my dear readers to provide a little more depth on this subject… (previous report) THE EARLY YEARS The son of a German father and a Colombian mother, Carlos Enrique Lehder … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 