51.   German and Austrian law enforcement authorities had been investigating the alleged smuggling ring for more than a year, the Austria Press Agency said.

52.   Garza was a ruthless killer who operated a smuggling ring from his Texas home of Brownsville, bringing tons of marijuana across the Mexican border into the United States.

53.   Ibori said police were seeking leaders of the smuggling ring.

54.   In Fort Lauderdale, Fla., three members of the smuggling ring were sentenced in September after being found guilty of shipping weapons to Ireland and related crimes.

55.   In the latest case, the authorities in Florida have cracked a smuggling ring bringing in lizards from Australia.

56.   Inniss also was under tremendous pressure for his role in an investigation that linked several Guyanese police officers to a smuggling ring in Canada, the newspaper said.

57.   Investigators learned about the alleged smuggling ring by tapping the phones of mobsters in Catania, the ANSA agency reported.

58.   Investigators said they believe the smuggling ring was organized by Javier Caro Maya, a Colombian citizen who is being sought under an international arrest warrant.

59.   Investigators suspect Pagano, while a fugitive, organized a smuggling ring in remote, mountainous Montenegro, across the Adriatic from Italy.

60.   Investigators learned about the alleged smuggling ring by tapping the phones of mobsters in Catania.