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[NOTE: According to the Army
spokesman, "the plane is believed
to be one used by rebels for its drug trafficking activities." Aside from the military's dedication to peddling and embellishing the "narco-guerrilla" myth, one should keep in mind that the military's own C-130s have been used to smuggle large quantities of drugs into the United States. -DG] ____________________ AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE Monday, 28 June 1999 FARC rebel leader reported dead after plane crash - official ------------------------------- BOGOTA -- A leftist rebel leader and five other members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were reported dead following a plane crash in southern Colombia Monday, the Colombian military said. The plane was carrying the rebels from a demilitarized zone to another area, Armed Forces Commander General Fernando Tapias said here quoting intercepted rebel radio communications. Tapias denied a report that one of the rebels aboard was Jorge Briceno, known as "Mono Jojoy", who is thought to be the military chief of the rebel group -- the oldest and largest in Latin America. "The plane is believed to be one used by rebels for its drug trafficking activities," as well as for transporting its leaders between different regions of the country, an Army spokesman told AFP. Copyright 1999 Agence France Presse |
