European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday May 26, 1988 the stars and stripes Paga 7 agents make $ 162 million drug bust san Francisco Al l Federal agents arrested five men and Sei Cal a least 30 ions of Hahl Iii and is ions of marijuana in me of the biggest drug busts of its kind authorities announced tuesday. The asian grown drugs with a wholesale value of shi2 million were hidden in welded compartments of an oceangoing Barge that was seized Lai monday As ii entered san Francisco Bay. Agents also Sei de the tug intrepid venture. This drug cargo was very carefully concealed in the Barge by obviously very experienced smugglers said assistant . Attorney St Cut Graham head of he organized crime drug enforcement task Force a Mulli Agency organization thai investigated inc Caw. The five arrested were tug skipper Calvin Robinson 47 his son William 25, of vae Avilla his nephews Fra Krobinson 25, of Corning and John Robinson 23, of Santa Rosa and his Stepson Wesley Bastin 25, of Corn ing said assistant , attorney Eric Swanson. The elder Robinson Hod been acquitted of harbouring a fugitive in the1980 prison escape of Christopher Boyce the convicted spy who was portrayed in he movie the Falcon and Robinson was serving Lime on escape and counterfeiting charges in Lompoc prison when he met Boyce. The coast guard said the drug seizure was probably he biggest hashish thai marijuana eaten in the history of the United the five were charged with Large scale drug smuggling and conspiracy punishable by at least 10 years in prison without the possibility of parole and a possible boxes containing is tons of marijuana Gnu 30 tons of hashish Are slacked on a Dock on verb is ind in san fran Rico Bay tuesday. S4 million Fine. A bail hearing was set for Friday. The elder Robinson owned the Ligand Barge through his Napa business dredge master associates Swenson b. Kink . Customs service special agent said a piece of minor information led to the seizure but he refused to elaborate. He said the organization behind the operation was hug and had been going on for a Long t inc the 70-fool tug left san Francisco Bay with the Barge in Tow in Early May Gra Ham said. Authorities believe the drugs had been loaded onto the Barge from a Mother ship 1.000 Miles offshore. The whereabouts of the Mother ship remains unknown. The tug and Barge were taken to Yurba Bunn Island where task Force investigator began their search. Plane accidents kill 1, Hurt 16 by inc Shocin cd press three Small plane crashes left one Man dead and 10 injured tuesday and so others were injured when severe weather buffeted a Branit airlines Jet on us approach to Orlando a. The Brasil Jet landed safely and none of the injuries from the four incidents appeared to be life threatening. Meanwhile a tata International airlines Boeing 737 lost Power in both engines while making an approach in heavy thunderstorms and elided to a Safe Landing near an Alundo cd Airstrip 24 Miles Short of new Orleans International Airport. None of the 36 passengers and nine Crew members was Hurt. In Pontiac Mith. He Pilot of a Home built air plane died Afler his aircraft crashed at Oakland Pontiac air port officials said. The other crashes occurred during a. Commuter plane s Takeoff in Lawton okla., and aftera . Customs service plane lost Power outside san Anglo Texas. Police identified the victim As Harold r. Chappell jr., 4s, of Ortonville. Chappell died after two hours of surgery at Pontiac osteopathic Hospital said or. David Maliske an emergency room physician. Chappell was circling the Airport when a Section of material covering one Wing peeled away from the wooden Frame causing a loss of lift and sending the plane into a spin police said. In Oklahoma an Atlantic Southeast airlines com Muter plane crashed on Takeoff from Lawton Munici pal Airport injuring the six passengers and two Crew members aboard authorities said. Two people were in serious condition at Comanche county memorial Hospital and a third person was listed in Good condition said spokeswoman Kelly Mitchell a spokesman Ai 5cuitmstcrn medical Center said three people were in stable condition without and bruises and two others were . Isra tiffs right 723 carrying 55 passengers from Indianapolis was hit by heavy rain and winds at 3,000 feet about 35 Miles West of Orlando International air port an airline official said. Four passengers and two flight attendants were in stable condition with cuts and bruises hat did no appear serious said Joe Brown spokesman for Orlan do regional medical Center. Two flight attendants were treated for minor cuts and abrasions and released from Humana Lucerne Hospital said spokesman Larry hand the National weather service reported a band of thunderstorms hit Central Florida during the of rescued two men after a us. Customs serv ice plane lost Power in both engines and crashed into a Lake outside san Angelo Texas officials said. Patrolman kills Driver who shot him . And Kuncl. Who was atone on patrol radioed for help after he was wounded a Eicr . Mont. Ai 1 a state Highway patrol officer responding to a report of a possible Drunken Driver shot a Motorist to death tuesday after the Man opened fire with a pistol at Point Blank Range authorities said. The Motorist stopped by officer Ronald t. Kuncl raised a pistol and fired without warning As the patrolman reached into the Man s window to switch office ignition said patrol Randy Yaeger of Helena. " Kuncl just walked up and Boom " Yaeger said. Kunkel wounded in inc left shoulder Drew his .38 Galiber revolver and apparently fired six shots As he fell away from the Van and at least one Bullet hit the Motorist in the head Jacger said. Officers said they found Kuncl s blood stained hat in the Motorist s Lap. The shooting occurred about 34i Kuncl 37, of Bell was listed in fair condition Ai Columbus Hospital in great Falls. The dead Motorist s identity in t available at this Yaeger said. His Van had License plates from Cascade county the great Falls area. Vac Ger said the Man was described As elderly with White hair and a Beard. Kuncl stopped the Van for erratic driving just East of Belt on . 87 near Armington Junction about 25 Miles East of great Falls Jacger said. Officers on the scene said Kuncl had received a report of a possible Drunken Driver. Yaeger said the Motorist did l pull to the Side of the Road but slopped in the Middle of the westbound Lane. Classes resume offer shooting of Grade school Winnetka Iii. Api classes were Back in session at Hubbard Woods elementary school on tuesday for the first Lime since Laurie Dann s murderous rampage and authorities stepped up their efforts to earn How Darin de spite erratic and often threatening behaviour was always one step ahead of Fth Law. Dann stormed the Sci idol Friday Ond fired on pupils in a second Grade classroom fatally wounding an 8-year-old boy and injuring five other children. She wounded a seventh person at a nearby House where she barricaded herself be fore taking her own . Gene Kalvaitis of the Vav in Neika police department said thai investigators were Dis patched tuesday to Madison wis., and Tucson ariz., to gain More information about Dann s task Force made up of neighbouring police departments and the Cook county sheriffs police has begun reviewing Dann s repealed run ins with authorities during the past three years. It s not an unheard of situation said Kal Unitis. Five or six of the police departments in this area had Contact with her before but non of them knew in Madison vials containing mysterious sub stances Library Catalon cards on books about poisons and a Laboratory Smock were found in an apartment Dann had rented since january said Fri agent Kent Miller. Winnetka police were Cupec cd to Analyse the via contents he were held at the school for the first time tuesday where children returned with a business As usual Altitude said principal Rich Ard people wounded in Friday s rampage were Mill hospitalized tuesday one of them in critical condition
