NY - 3 ex-soldiers charged in NY DEA agent death plot

http://online.wsj.com/article/APe303549935df4afebf19f617d2b827c8.html

NEW YORK — Two former American soldiers and a German ex-soldier have been arrested in New York and charged with plotting to kill a U.S. drug enforcement agent.......

The government says the plot was part of a conspiracy to import cocaine into the United States. The defendants are charged with various counts of conspiracy........

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/soldiers-charged-ny-dea-agent-death-plot-20395574

"The bone-chilling allegations in today's indictment read like they were ripped from the pages of a Tom Clancy novel," U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement. "The charges tell a tale of an international band of mercenary marksmen who enlisted their elite military training to serve as hired guns for evil ends."

The indictment described Joseph Hunter, also known as "Rambo," as a contract killer and leader of the group of ex-snipers......

Audio and video recordings of the meeting show Hunter discussing "bonus jobs" of contract killings, saying the men he had recruited want to do as much "bonus" work as possible, the indictment said.

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Concern for Accused Army Sergeant’s ‘Emotional Health’

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/02/n...sed-army-sergeants-emotional-health.html?_r=0

The former Army sergeant known as Rambo, who has been charged with conspiracy to kill a federal drug agent, looked as if he was on the verge of tears before a court hearing on Tuesday, his lawyer said after the proceeding ended. ........


Bah!

The Ex-Army Sniper Who (Allegedly) Became an International Contract-Killing Drug Kingpin

Five men have been charged with conspiracy to import 100 kilograms of nearly pure North Korean-produced methamphetamine into the United States, and federal officials said the case illustrates the emergence of North Korea as a player in the global drug trade.

The men were part of a sprawling international drug trafficking ring led by a former American soldier, Joseph Manuel Hunter .... The five men — including British, Chinese and Philippine nationals — were arrested in Phuket, Thailand, in September and were extradited to the United States on Tuesday night. They appeared in federal court in New York on Wednesday.

According to the U.S. government, the Hong Kong-based crime syndicate agreed to provide 100 kilograms of meth—at $60,000 a kilo—to a man who they believed was a drug trafficker but who was, you guessed it, working with the DEA.

more at link .......... http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slat...five_in_joseph_hunter_led_drug_smuggling.html

5 extradited in plot to import North Korean meth to U.S.

The United States announced on Nov. 20 charges against five suspects extradited from Thailand for allegedly smuggling methamphetamines from North Korea, which prosecutors said has become a growing production hub.

more at link ........... http://www.washingtonpost.com/world...2a3840-5222-11e3-9e2c-e1d01116fd98_story.html