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> “The Spanish stressed this was a rip-off load and the recipient of the container would have no knowledge it was being used to transport drugs,” DEA spokesman
by joshstrange 10y ago
> “The Spanish stressed this was a rip-off load and the recipient of the container would have no knowledge it was being used to transport drugs,” DEA spokesman Melvin Patterson said this week, reiterating a previous statement from the agency.
Am I missing something? So criminals use innocent traders containers without them knowing and this trader was then charged with attempting to smuggle the cocaine?
- Dylan16807 10y agoThe prosecutor is probably pressing charges for political reasons.
- oxide 10y agoTo the average smuggler, it's a write off. To a dealer, at most an inconvenience. The end user is unaffected. The only real value of a seizure like this is the political one IMO.
- SmokyBorbon 10y agoHe's white. His trial is in Kenya.