Prosecutor: Peru army officer got $10K per cocaine planeload
October 23, 2015
Prosecutor: Peru army officer got $10K per cocaine planeload
By FRANK BAJAK
Associated Press
LIMA, Peru —
A Peruvian army lieutenant arrested for allegedly letting small planes ferry cocaine unhindered from the world's No. 1 coca-producing valley was getting bribes of $10,000 a planeload that he apparently shared with his superiors, the prosecutor said Friday.
Lt. Wilmer Eduardo Delgado Ruiz, 35, is the first Peruvian military officer arrested on drug trafficking charges in at least a decade.
Organized crime prosecutor Irene Mercado said conversations recorded in legally executed wiretaps indicated that he shared with his superiors the bribes he collected.
"That's what's understood," she said. "In the conversations it's understood that it was for everyone, for the bosses, for everyone."
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Peru, where the DEA has its Southern South America regional office, is practically buzzing with planes full of yeyo. Bolivia, where President Morales kicked them out, has none.
Oh well, at least they're enjoying themselves. http://www.democraticunderground.com/110844673 
