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DEA.gov - US DOJ.gov - Justice.gov - Press Release: “THREE AL QAEDA ASSOCIATES ARRESTED ON DRUG AND TERRORISM CHARGES” (SNIPPET: “...Oumar Issa, Harouna Toure, and Irdiss Abelrahman...” SNIPPET: “...charges of conspiracy to commit acts of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. The charges stem from the defendants’ alleged agreement to transport cocaine through West and North Africa with the intent to support three terrorist organizations — Al Qaeda, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Magreb (”AQIM”), and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or “FARC”). All three organizations have been designated by the United States Department of State as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.”) (December 18, 2009)
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Colombian FARC rebels, al-Qaeda joining forces to smuggle cocaine into Europe, says DEA
New York Post ^ | 01/05/10 | Reuters
Posted on January 5, 2010 7:22:52 AM PST by AtlasStalled
Colombian guerrillas have entered into “an unholy alliance” with Islamic extremists who are helping the Marxist rebels smuggle cocaine through Africa on its way to European consumers, a U.S. official told Reuters.
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Al-Qaeda’s New Business Model: Cocaine And Human Trafficking
Forbes Magazine ^ | 12/18/09 | Nathan Vardi
Posted on December 19, 2009 6:56:37 AM PST by AtlasStalled
Osama Bin Laden’s terrorist organization has become increasingly reliant on organized crime, including cocaine smuggling, human trafficking and kidnapping, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Friday in Manhattan’s federal court. The charges filed against three alleged al-Qaeda associates by the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan is the latest chilling evidence of a convergence between terrorism and organized crime.
Oumar Issa, Harouna Touré and Idriss Abelrahman were snatched in Ghana on Wednesday by a Drug Enforcement Administration sting and shipped to New York, where they arrived on Friday to face charges of conspiracy to commit acts of narco-terrorism and providing material support to al-Qaeda, a terrorist organization. The arrests mark the first time that al-Qaeda associates have been charged with narco-terrorism offenses.
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“It’s pretty compelling evidence, but not the only evidence that has been growing that al-Qaeda and its affiliates are becoming more and more involved in the global drug trade to help fund their operations,” says Michael Braun, former chief of operations at the DEA and a founder of Spectre Group International. “They have to pay for their operations somehow.”
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