drug running

The global proceeds of the Afghan drug trade is in excess of 150 billion dollars a year. There is mounting evidence that this illicit trade is protected by the US military. Historically, starting in the early 1980s, the Afghan drug trade was used to finance CIA covert support of the Islamic brigades. The 2003 war on Afghanistan was launched following the Taliban government's 2000-2001 drug eradication program which led to a collapse in opium production in excess of 90 percent.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Mexican national was sentenced in federal court here today to more than 14 years in prison for illegally reentering the United States, and for participating in a conspiracy to distribute illegal drugs. The case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Bradley J. Schlozman, Western District of Missouri.

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Three Mexican nationals, all residents of Jackson, Wyo., face the possibility of life in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to sex trafficking a 13-year-old girl.