First China-U.S. drug inquiry nets record seizure of cocaine

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

BEIJING -- Chinese and U.S. agents seized more than 300 pounds of cocaine smuggled from Colombia, authorities said Tuesday -- a record drug bust for China that underscores how South American narcotics gangs are moving into Asia.

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