COMM 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Popular Liberation Army, Íngrid Betancourt, Endangered Species
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Drug mules: swallows drug wrapped in latex (condom or glove, carries drugs in stomach with intent of retrieving them at destination, often take laxatives to retrieve quickly, dangerous, can cause death if capsule bursts during transit. Shoes, clothing, furniture: soles of shoes, golf bags, furniture , bra padding case, laptops as well have been found to hide drugs. Animals: endangered animal species, drug-packed condoms in rectums of boa constrictors, liquid drugs in puppies disguised as show dogs, beetles stuffed with cocaine . Children: strapped to their legs, etc. Insurgent groups: collaberated with power drug groups to cause violent and a terribly unstable political condition in colombia for 30 years, five most famous groups: Farc: the revolutionary armed forces of colombia. Auc: united self-defense groups of colombia: many farc members have been charged with a wide range of indictments in the u. s, many have been convicted in recent years, due to extraordinary cooperation from the.
