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Ecuadorian Caught Smuggling Explosives into Colombia
LATIN AMERICA HERALD TRIBUNE ^ | September 1, 2010 | n/a

Posted on 09/15/2010 2:10:25 AM PDT by Cindy

SNIPPET: "BOGOTA – Colombian authorities detained an Ecuadorian man who crossed the border with 25 kilos (55 pounds) of explosives officials say were meant for the small ELN rebel group.

The smuggler, Antonio Peña Perugachi, was arrested in Tuquerres, a village in the southern border province of Nariño.

He was carrying 50 packets of pentolite, a high-power explosive, destined for a unit of the National Liberation Army, or ELN, police said in a communique."

(Excerpt) Read more at laht.com ...


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KEYWORDS: colombia; ecuador; eln; narino; nario; pea; pentolite; perugachi; tuquerres

1 posted on 09/15/2010 2:10:29 AM PDT by Cindy
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2 posted on 09/15/2010 2:12:16 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy

Has Antonio assumed room temperature yet?


3 posted on 09/15/2010 3:46:42 AM PDT by Tucker39
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To: Tucker39

He should have been scattered over about a square mile area, using his smuggled product as the fuel.


4 posted on 09/16/2010 1:45:01 AM PDT by tdscpa
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