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Mark Sman
04-16-2004, 05:56 PM
He he he

http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/COLOMBIA_DRUG_SHIP?SITE=FLTAM&SECTION=ENTERTAINMENT

Drugs Found Aboard Colombian Warship

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Authorities announced an embarrassing discovery Friday: A large stash of cocaine and heroin on the naval warship that the visiting Peruvian president was to tour.

Adm. Mauricio Soto, the commander of the Colombian navy, said nearly 37 1/2 pounds of cocaine and 22 pounds of heroin were found Thursday in the engine room of the Gloria - Colombia's flagship naval vessel, which is to embark next month on a six-month trip to the United States and Europe.

Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was scheduled to go aboard the Gloria in Cartagena, a port city along the Caribbean, on Saturday to dine with military commanders and discuss increased cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking. Soto said three navy enlisted men have been detained in connection with the seizure.

Uncle Sam
04-16-2004, 08:49 PM
Oh...That's classic..."drugs aboard a Colombian warship" Funny!

Dennis G
04-16-2004, 08:52 PM
Oh...That's classic..."drugs aboard a Colombian warship" Funny!

rofl

Hellman109
04-17-2004, 06:51 AM
FRUCK!

The Columbians are into drugs now! OMG!

I hope they dont get into that lucrative cigar trade.... "Cuban Cigars" could become popular.

Flagg
04-17-2004, 07:21 AM
Let me get this straight.....

Navy Flagship

preparing to host a discussion regarding the "war on drugs"

50+ pounds of hard drugs found aboard

Riiiiiiiiiiight.........

So I wonder how that war on drugs discussion went?

must have been a good one....

BlackRain
04-17-2004, 09:56 AM
Definition of irony.

cut
04-17-2004, 10:16 AM
http://www.spawar.navy.mil/sti/visualmedia/photos/images/tallships/Gloriath.jpg

note exactly a run of the mill warship...

BlackRain
04-17-2004, 11:45 AM
More photos of the "Gloria" tall ship.

http://archive.tri-cityherald.com/travel/stories/nation/opsail.jpeg

Gloria - Colombia
The 249' GLORIA is a three-masted barque, carrying 15,000 square feet of sail, one of four built in Spain in 1980 for Latin American countries. Similar in design and rigging, the four ships - SIMON BOLIVAR from Venezuela, GUAYAS from Ecuador, CUAUHTEMOC from Mexico, and GLORIA - are almost identical sister ships. Gloria accommodates 10 officers, 50 full time crew, and 75 cadets. She has a 33 foot beam and 16 ft draft. She is part of the Armada National de Colombia and a mule for the Cali Drug Cartel.

http://www.sailbaltimore.org/opsail/gloria.gif