[narconews] Conroy: Cocaine Jet That Crashed in Mexico Part of Cowboy  Government Operation, DEA Sources Claim
 
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:51:27 -0600 (CST)


December 20, 2007
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Dear Colleague,

Narco News' investigation into the September crash of a cocaine-filled jet
in Mexico, whose ownership and tail number appear to link it to a number
of U.S. government agencies, continues. Bill Conroy reports, based on
information from sources within the Drug Enforcement Administration, that
the plain may have been part of a customs operation "run amok" that is now
being covered up.

Conroy reports:

"The operation, codenamed 'Mayan Express,' is an ongoing effort
spearheaded by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the sources
claim. The information surfaced during a high-level meeting at DEA
headquarters in mid-December, DEA sources familiar with the meeting
assert.

"Those sources have requested anonymity out of fear they will be
retaliated against by the government for revealing the information.

"The operation also appears to be badly flawed, the sources say, because
it is being carried out unilaterally, (Rambo-style), by ICE and without
the knowledge of the Mexican government  at least it was up until the
point of the coke-packed Gulfstream jet's abrupt impact with the Earth.

"'This is a case of ICE running amok,' one DEA source told Narco News. 'If
this [operation] was being run by the book, they would not be doing it
unilaterally'  without the participation of DEA  'and without the
knowledge of the Mexican government.'"

Read the whole story here:

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Last week, Conroy was a guest on WBAI's Expert Witness Radio Show, along
with DEA whistleblower Sandalio Gonzalez. Gonzalez adds his own
perspective based on his years of experience as a high-ranking DEA agent,
which included a position at the head of the DEA's South America Section.
Listen to that broadcast, and read new stories on Colombia, Venezuela and
Haiti, here:

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>From somewhere in a country called Amirica,

Dan Feder
Editor-in-Chief
The Narco News Bulletin
www.narconews.com

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