Posted on 01/30/2012 12:58:22 AM PST by Cindy
SNIPPET: "But the solicitor helped to nab a major international dealer to the Iranian missile programme since he came to the job two years ago.
He said: "One of our first cases started with a suspected heroin trafficker, so the National Drugs Enforcement Agency got this information that this guy Dugash was heading out to Kenya to buy heroin and they met him at the airport and seized his cash, which was something in the order of $10,000 which was a huge sum for this jurisdiction.
"As part of the explanation he said it was cash belonging to himself and his friend Mr Hackle.
"On enquiry we find (Mr Hackle) is in pre-trial custody in Germany charged with supplying heavy duty graphite suitable for the manufacture of medium and long-range ballistic missiles and the nuclear weapons programme in Iran."
Hostile Environment revealed that the German businessman admitted at his trial that he was selling graphite, which is used to make rocket nozzles, to Iran. He pleaded guilty and was convicted."
(Excerpt) Read more at irishexaminer.com ...
What is a CAB?
What does it have to do with graphite to be used in Iranian missiles?
What is the heroin connection?
Finally, is there any reason I should care?
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