Record cocaine haul in Los Angeles

Title

Record cocaine haul in Los Angeles

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

30 Sep 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:53

Description

Michael O’Neill reports on a record drugs haul in Los Angeles by US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents. More than 20 tons of Colombian cocaine with a street value of thousands of millions of pounds was seized at a warehouse. Includes interviews with Attorney Ira Reiner; DEA spokesman, John Zienter; LA police chief, Daryl Gates.

Contributors

Michael O’Neill; Ira Reiner; John Zienter; Daryl Gates

Keywords

USA; Police; Drugs; Illegal drugs; Los Angeles; Cocaine; Drug Enforcement Administration

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