91. Without mentioning any names, Swiss authorities made it clear on Friday that the arrests were tied to drug running, and that the drug operations were enormous. 92. At the time of his capture, Mexican officials estimated his drug operation was responsible for one third of all the cocaine consumed in the United States. 93. Bayer AG, whose German scientist invented aspirin, bought back the name when it paid one billion dollars for the North American non-prescription drug operations of Sterling Winthrop. 94. Captured Peruvian drug trafficker Demetrio Chavez Penaherrara has accused high-ranking Peruvian military leaders of helping his drug operations, according to press reports Sunday. 95. Casablanca police had suspected the women after being informed they were involved in mounting a drug trafficking operation between Morocco and England. 96. The rest of the drug operation, which includes the Bayer aspirin label, is expected to fetch two billion dollars, the Wall Street Journal said. 97. The racket was said to have been uncovered during an investigation by Australian Federal Police of a major drug operation. 98. The RCMP said the probe centered on organized drug operations which used Guyana as a staging post for smuggling cocaine from Colombia to Toronto. 99. The Yemeni authorities also said they have foiled large drug trafficking operations in the last two years. 100. Velez turned himself into police early Monday on his return from a holiday trip to Colombia after hearing police wanted to interview him in connection with the drugs operation. |