41.   Police seized six tons of hashish and arrested six people after months of watching the smuggling operation unfold, according to local news reports.

42.   Police discovered the smuggling operation when they stopped a car accompanying the truck for a routine check in Tirschenreuth in the state of Bavaria.

43.   According to court documents, authorities linked Leung to that man through documents faxed to New York from Hong Kong that discuss the smuggling operation.

44.   Although she pleaded not guilty at her trial, after her conviction she confessed to taking part in other smuggling operations, The Nation reported.

45.   Authorities said the smuggling operations had brought thousands of illegal immigrants to the United States.

46.   Authorities said the suspect in Yunnan also was part of the smuggling operation, it added.

47.   Authorities were investigating the incident to try to identify the leaders of the apparent smuggling operation.

48.   Col. Gheorghe Trutulescu, a state security officer on trial for masterminding the smuggling operation, identified Buduru as one of his partners.

49.   Dozens of troopers surrounded the house shortly after the drug lord arrived to plan a smuggling operation.

50.   Dumas pleaded guilty before the trial to a charge of aiding and abetting in a smuggling operation.