21.   This year, Colombian cocaine cartels have sought to buy mothballed Russian submarines and wide-body commercial aircraft in their efforts to outwit governments in the region.

22.   Two-thirds of Colombian cocaine passes through Mexico on its way to U.S. consumers, U.S. drug enforcement experts say.

23.   US officials estimate that two-thirds of Colombian cocaine on US streets crosses Mexican territory.

24.   U.S. drug enforcement officials said it transported tons of Colombian cocaine a month through Mexico to the United States.

25.   Police allege the ring was part of a drug network that moved Colombian cocaine through Africa and into Europe.

26.   A policeman flying undercover as a pilot helped Italian authorities crack a Colombian cocaine ring that flew the drug to Florence for sale throughout Europe.

27.   A suspected Colombian cocaine trafficker will be extradited to the United States on Thursday, police announced.

28.   Anti-narcotics officials say Zulia has become a major transshipment point for Colombian cocaine en route to the United States.

29.   As authorities describe it, Colombian cocaine was dropped from light planes into the shallow waters of the Caribbean.

30.   Authorities believe Rodriguez Lopez was responsible for receiving Colombian cocaine shipments in Mexico and laundering money from the Cali cartel.