European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday january 17, 19bb the stars and stripes Page 5 huge cocaine ring broken by Dea mexican officials among 7 lured to . San Diego a a cocaine ring involving mex ican officials and believed capable of producing about Liaf the drug consumed in the United Stales was Bro Ken up by luring seven key members Here on the pre tense of receiving a $1 million payment authorities said Friday. Twelve foreign nationals including five mexicans with Pas or present lies to the mexican government. Arc accused of operating the cocaine ring u.5 attorney Peter Nunez said in announcing tie unseating of a is count indictment and criminal complaint. The thrust of the investigation was to. Document the flow of narcotics from Bolivia through Cen trial America to the United states Nunez said. He said the charges were the result of a Sis month a Tut cover probe in which Dea agents posed As american drug traffickers. Charles Hill special agent in charge of the san Diego Dea office said he believes the breakup of the Cartel will at least put a Dyni in the amount Osco canc reaching the United states. This group had the capability of importing about 86 tons of cocaine into inn country in a years Lime he said. The Dea estimates that the consumption of cocaine annually . Is Boullio tons. I m by no Means making the statement that we re culling the Supply in half said Hill. " but i m very optimistic that you might see some sort of Impact As a result of this  undercover agents for the Dea and . Customs had travelled to Bolivia. Mexico and Panama during the course of the investigation and said Hill we be worked right to the very lop  Hill said the agents were negotiating a Deal for five tons of cocaine that would have Cost $25 million. The cocaine was to be flown from Bolivia to the . Via Mexico where he former and current mexican officials had promised to use their influence to protect the drug shipment. Hill and Nunez said. Hill said an initial $500,000 payment was made followed by the Promise of a is million Down pay ment. That was what brought the seven people now m custody to san Diego. Arrested were Efren Mcindo Duenas 58, a mexican citizen residing in Bolivia and Jorge roman Salas 50, a bolivian citizen. The two were described by authorities As being the principal administrators and organizers of the drug Enterprise. Others arrested were Mario Vargas Brunn 28 Pablo Giron 40 Hector Manuel Alvarez Bruml 47 Jorge go Uranias. J2, who authorities said was a former mex ican army colonel and Rolando Antonio Ayala 27. Among the five fugitives was a mexican general identified As Poblano Silva and a former lieutenant colonel from Mexico identified As Salvador do la Vega the complaint and the indictment accuses the 12 of conspiring to import cocaine and possess cocaine with intent to distribute. Historic Clipper sinks overnight at Boston Dock Only he i free masts a visible from the 144-Fol danish Bull Regina Marls the Titt working Square rigs of its size in the is. Boston a a 144-foot dipper believed to the nation s last working Square rigger of its Iii. Sank overnight while docked for maintenance work officials said Friday. By Friday morning All that could be seen of the danish guilt Regina Maris were three masts protruding from the water. Everyone is very devastated said Mary Larkin a spokeswoman for Quincy s Marina Bay. ".,. Everyone is very upset that this Beautiful landmark has gone  the 80-year-old vessel was shipshape when checked thursday at the Boston Marine works where it was undergoing routine maintenance said Dusty Kho pcs a Marina Bay Spok woman. The vessel had undergone about $100,000 Worth of renovations in recent years and usually was docked at Marina Bay. A scuba diver examined the vessel for about three hours Friday but ii was very dark and the boat was very much on its Side so they could t really get under Neath to Sec the cause of Hie damage Larkin said. Divers will try again monday to deter mine what caused the boat to sink in 30 feet of water she said. We think it was probably related to Cal her but we Don t know Why rho Des said. The Clipper trimmed in White lights was a common sight at Marina Bay for the past two years. At tending phone porn fees basking Ridge no. Up1 american Tele phone & Telegraph co. Said Friday it will no longer pay a fee to companies that place messages on its 900 a Timber diam service. Saying the move was intended to discourage if of the service for sexually oriented messages. We re especially troubled by reports that children can reach these messages at to vice chairman Charles Marshall said referring to adult oriented Mes sages from men s Maga Jinks and other sponsors. Eliminating the economic incentive for adult i s Sage sponsors m use our service should help solve like problem Marshall said. At to will no longer he providing unintended economic support for messages that some Offir customers believe arc  he said the company has received thousands of complaints about the messages. At to has offered the dial it service since i9so. The service allows callers to dial a 900 area code num Ber for 50 cents a Call to hear recorded messages or cast Voles in polls. Sponsors Are charged an initial ice of a so to place a message on the service and. Until Friday were paid Between 2 cents and 5 cents for each Call. At to spokeswoman Joan of of ring said. The payment was intended As a promotion in the Early years of the service but a no longer needed to attract customers . Keu Cring said she could not specify the number of companies offering sexually Orien cd messages through the service saying thai at to docs not Monitor the messages. The service is used extensively for sports results services offered by newspapers hospitals that offer medical tips and groups such As the american cancer society which has offered Stop smoking tips she said. Older users May offer products for Sale. At to has received thousands of Calls from across the country complaining ii bout sexual messages on the service and refers to 1hc Federal communications commission All verifiable complaints about children reaching such messages a catering said. Since 1983, inc company has participated in proceedings before the acc to develop regulations to re strict children s Access to adult oriented messages and has agreed to discontinue service to any message Spon Sor found to be in violation of Laws regarding Chil Dren s Access to pornographic material so said. Companies that use a different function of the dial it service which allows polls to be conducted by count ing the number of Calls made to Telephone numbers assigned to yes and no responses will continue to receive the reimbursement fee Ketting said. Sands a time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Jan. 17. 11mb jews struck Back Ai the arabs in Haifa for inc wave of terror the Day before. Earl re ports showed at least 30 arabs had been killed in the punitive  30 years ago today. Jan 17,1058 counsel for Povl bang Jensen said he suspended United nations political affairs officer was ready to surrender for burning his hidden lists that named hungarian Freedom fighter witnesses. 20 years ago today Jan. 17. 1968 a Navy attache and army colonel were machine gunned to death in Guatemala Coly while passing guatemalan air Force Headquarters. Two other americans were wounded. I0 years ago today. Jan. 17, 1978 the supreme court ruled 5-1 that Stales May use a teacher testing system to meet pc Ali male educational goals even if it resulted in lower pay for Blacks and made in harder for them to gel leaching work