Five US soldiers were arrested on March 29 for trying to smuggle 16 kilograms of cocaine out of Colombia on US military aircraft. The news was leaked to the media on April 1, and confirmed by a statement issued by the Colombian defence ministry on April 2. According to the statement, the arrests were the result of a joint US-Colombian operation, but there has been no confirmation of where the soldiers are being held, or in which country they are likely to be charged.
From Green Left Weekly, April 13, 2005.
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