1.   But they seem to indicate that the officials said they could not help the traffickers, but would not harm them, either.

2.   In a separate case, two army generals were last week arrested on suspicion of helping drug traffickers.

3.   The General Accounting Office issued a report Thursday saying that sanctions against Colombia had actually helped traffickers by weakening government institutions.

4.   Those on the front lines say that the environment of the vast continent also conspires to help traffickers.

5.   U.S. officials spoke highly of him, and many reacted with disbelief to the first intelligence reports that he was helping the traffickers.

6.   The other six officers arrested were federal police agents accused of helping drug trafficker Ademir Cavalline escape from police headquarters in December.

7.   Western experts say the autonomy given to the tribal regions helps the traffickers.