------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Small business owners... Tell us what you think! http://us.click.yahoo.com/vO1FAB/txzCAA/ySSFAA/KlSolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> August 2, 2001 A Narco News Global Alert BREAKING NEWS Please Distribute Widely Dear Colleagues, Issue #13 of The Narco News Bulletin is now online at: http://www.narconews.com/ -- Narco-Corruption at U.S. Customs Service -- Ex-Agent Files Federal Lawsuit in San Diego -- Alleges Rampant and Systematic Corruption at US-Mexican Border -- Narco News publishes an editorial with the information and also publishes the entire lawsuit complaint text -- Citigroup director Robert Rubin's name appears in the lawsuit; negligence, massive corruption, and harrassment of Whistle Blowers is alleged under his watch as U.S. Treasury Secretary -- Complaint alleges bribes to Customs officials for $250,000 per 18-wheel trailer to allow cocaine to pass into United States -- Allegations include destruction of computer evidence by Customs officials and preferential treatment to some narco-traffickers, including the sale of "Bingo Cards" or "Get Out of Jail Free Cards" to drug barons. -- Lawsuit's allegations suggest that narco-corruption is worse on the U.S. side of the border than in Mexico. Read the public documents, analysis and commentary on Narco News about this historic new court case now underway in U.S. District Court in San Diego. http://www.narconews.com/ Also, new reports: -- from Colombia (Alfredo Molano on Aerial Fumigation and Plan Colombia) -- from Mexico (José Martínez on "Roberto Hernández, Defeated") -- reports from correspondents from Ecuador and Canada are previewed and will be posted tonight or tomorrow. Coming Soon to an América Near You: The Narco News Fall Offensive >From somewhere in a country called América, Al Giordano Publisher The Narco News Bulletin http://www.narconews.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ask a friend to subscribe for free: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/narconews _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/