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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday february 6,1987 alleged drug Kingpin in . Custody Tampa Fla. A a Man alleged to be one of the world s lop cocaine traffickers was in Federal custody thursday after being captured in a shoot out by colombian authorities and extradited to the United states. Carlos sch Der Rivas brought to Flor Ida Early thursday morning appeared before a Federal magistrate. He bristled when . Attorney Robert Markle told magistrate Elizabeth. Jenkins that sch Der had threatened to have a judge killed if he was Ever detained. That s a lie sch Der said pointing at mar Etc. His court appointed Public defender Mark Pino quickly whispered to leh Tler. Who remained Calm for the rest of the Jaq minute hearing. Markle declined afterwards to elaborate on he alleged threat. Jenkins set a feb. 9 detention hearing in Jacksonville where charges in a 1981 indictment led to Lender s extradition. Authorities refused to say when sch Der would be moved. Colombia Long has been under pres sure from the United slates to curtail its drug lords. The capture and extradition of Lender is being hailed by . Attorney general Edwin Mosc As a major Victory. Sch Der 37, who allegedly started out sell ing marijuana on new York streets is Repi Ilid to be n member of the Medellin Cartel described by authorities As the world s biggest drug smuggling ring responsible for 80 percent . Cocaine imports. Assistant . Attorney Ernst Mueller the prosecutor in Jacksonville said sch Der has threatened the lives of those pledged la bring him to Justice. Not me personally Mueller said Lale wednesday. He has made generic threats. He has t named anybody. He has said if he was caught he would kill a Federal judge a week until he is  Mueller said the hearing in Jackson Ville would be held in the most secure facility  he refused to elaborate. Sch Der faces 29 charges in the United states. Charges in Jacksonville include conspiracy o import cocaine importing co Csc review Pone Pons second Reagan interview Washington a president Reagan s National Security review Board has arranged to interview him again on his Rale in the Iran Contra affair and the chairman of the House intelligence com Mittee is proposing an air tight Law Mak ing sure Congress is told of every secret Cia operation. The Board created by Reagan to look into the operations of the National Secu Rity Council where the arms to Iran Ana Aid to the contras scheme apparently was hatched said it would meet Reagan at his invitation. It interviewed Reagan for 76 minutes Jan. 26. The second meeting will be held wednesday at i p.m., presidential spokesman Marlin Filz Waler said thurs Day. The Board expects to look at Reagan s notes that he jots Down at Day s end in the privacy of his White House quarters. It has asked to see them and the presi Dent has agreed meanwhile House intelligence com Mittee chairman Louis stoltes a Ohio said a Bond of Mutual respect and Trust Between Congress intelligence committees and the Cia has been Bro Ken. He referred to the Cia s i0-Tnonlh delay in notifying Congress of the Irani an arms Sale and the diversion of funds to the .-backed rebels in Nicaragua. His proposal is sure to touch off a de Bate Over How much the executive Branch must Tell Congress. Stokes wants Advance notice for every Covert opera Tion with 48-hour delays permitted in rare instances. The existing Law requires notification of Covert operations but was left vague to avoid a confrontation with the executive Branch. In other developments rep. William s. Broomfield of Michigan senior Republican on the House select committee investigating the Iran Contra affair pressed the demo cratic controlled panel to get testimony from Marine it. Col Oliver North by seeking immunity from prosecution for him. North fired from his Job As a National Security Council arde has asserted his fifth amendment right against self incrimination when asked to testify be fore congressional panels. Rep. Lee Hamilton. A and. Chair Man of the House select committee said his panel already has issued about 100 subpoenas for individuals and documents pointing to a Long detailed investigation. Committee member rep. Henry Hyde. R-ih., said the panel will be looking for possible perjury charges not ing that some previous testimony has been contrary to documentation Elliott Abrams assistant Secretary of slate for inter american affairs told Congress Nicaragua s Contra rebels can achieve a political Victory against their country s leftist sandinista government within two to four years if military Aid from the United states continues uninterrupted. Caine Possession with intent to distribute he drug and racketeering. In 1934, he was charged in Miami with one count of conspiracy to import and distribute controlled substances two counts of Possession with intent to Dis tribute one count of attempting to import con rolled substances and one count of promoting International travel for purposes of importing controlled sub stances. The most recent indictment against sch Der unsealed in Miami on nov. 18. Accuses the Medellin Cartel of sending 58 tons Ofca Caine to the United states from laboratories All Over South America s Anwon Basin. Sch Der is charged we a 13 narcotics related counts ii that indictment. Sch Der was captured wednesday in a Northwestern Colombia mansion one of dozens allegedly maintained by drug tra tickers in the area called Rio negro near Medellin fifteen of Lender s bodyguards also were captured in the predawn raid and one of them was wounded in a Brief shoot out the National police and de sense ministry said in a joint communique. Sch Der is one of 109 colombians the United states has sought since the two nations signed an extradition treaty in 1979. Thirteen have been sent to the United state. A self proclaimed nazi Lender once summoned colombian journalists to a Jungle news conference to protest a 1984 .-Colombia extradition treaty. Colombia stepped up its anti drug efforts after two men on a motorcycle pulled alongside the car of Justice min ister Rodrigo Lara on april 30, 1984, and killed him with a burst of fire from a sub machine gun. The government says drug Ezan were responsible for the killing of Lara who helped arrange the extradition treaty As Well As the killings of a supreme court Justice on a panel that approved extradition and about 20 lower court judges who handled drug cases. President Virgilio Barco said drug traffickers also ordered the nov. 17 Kilt ing of Guillermo Cano editor of the daily Al zip Ecuador. Cano had written extensively against the drug Trade. Waiting for Rescue a photo Chris 0 i int23, Peers through a Snoden skid and holds onto the hand of a fireman As he awaits Rescue from a rated in sewer ditch. He was buried up to his head bile working in the ditch wednesday night in Erlanger by and was trapped for two hours. He sustained minor injuries. Navy changed its mind about carriers Trost says Washington the Navy s top officer disputed defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger on thursday saying the service had changed its mind in deciding to seek Money from Congress to Start buying two aircraft carriers nest year. The statement by . Carlisle . Trost chief of naval operations and an earlier comment by the no. 2-ranking Navy civilian Leader came As the Navy tried to defend its request in what will Likely be a major fight Over next year s defense budget in the budget for the fiscal year Start ing oct. I the Navy wants $660 million us Down payment for the Grants which would cast a total of �6.9 billion. The carriers would replace two aging carriers in he nest decade keeping the total car Rier Fleet at is. But the Navy s request has come under Sharp attack on Capitol Hill where legislators Are looking for ways to reduce spending As they try to Cut the Federal deficit. Last month Weinberger told the sen ate armed services committee that the Navy had intended All along to buy the carriers even though no such plans were part of the tentative shipbuilding Bud gets submitted to Congress a year ago. At that Lime. Navy budget documents said no carriers needed to be ordered until the 1990s. Trust testifying before the same panel said the plans were changed. The necessary restructuring of Navy procurement plans was accomplished in recognition of the need to Lake action now in order to Nice the italian s needs in the next decade he said. On wednesday James Goodrich undersecretary of the Navy made similar comments As he spoke to the armed sen ices panel. Asked by sen. Carl Levin d-miirh., if the service had changed its mind in the past year to decide to go ahead with the Carrier request now Goodrich answered most  providing for these carriers now is an astute business decision said Goodrich the alternative of further maintenance of the older carriers is very  Goodrich Trost and other service officials have argued that it takes almost a decade to build a Carrier and so it makes Good sense to buy More now. Purchasing two at once is More economical they have said. The Navy s request for the two ships which would be built at Newport news a. Is strongly supported by sen. John Warner r-va., the ranking Republican on the armed services panel. When Warner asked if it was fair or Safe to have sailors on carriers that will be a half Century old in the next decade Goodrich answered   
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