41.   Pastrana was the first figure to accuse Samper publicly of drug corruption.

42.   President Ernesto Samper has made peace overtures, but the rebels have refused to negotiate with him, citing drug corruption in his administration.

43.   The case exposed drug corruption at the highest levels of Venezuelan government.

44.   The Colombian government is rife with drug corruption.

45.   The governor of the British Turks and Caicos Islands got into a row with islanders last year when he said the territory was rife with drug corruption.

46.   The group criticized drug corruption and demanded that Samper resign.

47.   The investigation of drug corruption against President Ernesto Samper could be reopened if a high court approves a lawsuit against Congress, officials said Thursday.

48.   The kingpin could reveal much about drug corruption in Colombian politics, which has been infiltrated by the cartel with its billions of dollars in profits a year.

49.   The opposition Conservative Party supports the strike, saying President Ernesto Samper lacks the credibility to govern because of evidence of drug corruption in his election campaign.

50.   The New York Times staff won the international reporting prize for a series profiling the effects of drug corruption in Mexico.