Topic: DRUGS - on December 18, 2008 at 1:43:53 PM CET
US hunts Caribbean drugs but odds favor smugglers
It was early evening and the crew on a U.S. Air Force surveillance jet was taking a hard look at a suspicious plane that had just taken off from Venezuela.
"He's not squawking," says Air Force Lt. Col. Bryan Dickson, the commander, meaning the plane was not broadcasting the standard signal to air traffic controllers. "Anyone not squawking is suspect."
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