European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A a a a thursday april 18,1991 the stars and stripes colombian police seize record stash of cocaine Bogota Colombia apr More than 10 tons of cocaine believed linked to the Medellin Cartel was discovered by narcotics police in the nations largest single drug seizure authorities announced tuesday. The cocaine which was ready for shipment to the United states and Europe was found monday hidden underground in a ranch near the town of Buenos Aires about 310 Miles North of Bogota police said. No one was at the ranch monday and no arrests were immediately reported. The cocaine haul which weighed 10.2 tons was believed connected to alleged Medellin traffickers Dario Mendoza and Jeronimo Berical who were captured two weeks ago in Venezuela said police officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. A newspaper quoted unnamed police sources As saying the cocaine was Worth $2 billion. Cocaine totalling 12 tons has been seized in the past month in the Northern province of Cordoba. Seven tons of cocaine were seized last month in the same area in the previous largest cocaine raid in Colombia. The raid was set up by police seeking to recover two anti narcotics officers who were kidnapped Jan. 18 and later slain by traffickers. The officers were inspecting a secret Airstrip when they were captured. Colombian police have seized about 31 tons of cocaine this year. Last year about 44 tons of cocaine were seized. A. A a a 1 a also tuesday police said they uncovered 8 tons of marijuana near Vall Cupat capital of Cordoba province about 60 Miles North of where the cocaine was found. A a. A a a a a a a a a. A a a in september 1989, 21.4 tons of cocaine were found in a warehouse in Sylmar calif., outside los Angeles. At the time Federal officials said it represented about 5 percent of the estimated annual global production of the drug. They said it was Worth at least $2 billion. Accused of drug smuggling four former nuns display 22 pounds of cocaine tuesday that authorities said were hidden under their habits. The women were arrested sunday carrying an estimated $1.2 million in drugs after Airport officials in Quito Ecuador noticed the foursome were having trouble walking. The women All colombians were detained sunday when they attempted to Board a flight to Madrid Spain. Page 9 world new Rise in old Scourge plague increases in China from wire reports Beijing a bubonic plague the Scourge of the Middle Ages is making a comeback in China health officials said in a report published wednesday. The official Peoples daily said speakers at a recent con frence on the disease reported that the incidence in humans and animals had increased in recent years. Fleas transmit the disease front infected rats to humans who develop fever and delirium. The Peoples daily gave no figures but a recent Issue of the newspaper health news said 108 cases of bubonic plague in humans were reported in China from 1986 through last year. That figure was More than twice the total for the previous five years the newspaper said. It said health officials had identified 115 places in China where the plague was found among rats and other rodents. Many of these places arc relatively re Mote but improved transportation has brought More people into them health news said. Bubonic plague killed More than 1 million people in China in the first half of the Century. The most famous outbreak was in the 14th Century when the Black death killed an estimated three quarters of the population of Europe and  Case draws sex ban Toronto a a Man infected with the aids virus has been banned by a court from having sex. A a a a. A. The Ontario court on tuesday ordered Charles seen yoga of London Ontario to abide by a no sex order Troni a local health officer. Judge Robert Montgomery said it was a a in the Public a interest to Grant the temporary order sought by the Ontario attorney general a ministry. A a a a a. A a a a a a a a  ��."���.  a a v a seen yoga could be charged with contempt of court if he violates the court order. A conviction carries a maximum penalty of two years in jail. Seen yoga 33, is accused of continuing to have sex without a condom since being diagnosed 18 months ago As carrying the aids virus lie denies the accusation. .170 albanians sent Back Belgrade Yugoslavia a some 170 albanians of macedonian descent crossed illegally into Yugoslavia on wednesday but were sent Back the yugoslav news Agency Tan Jug reported. They said they crossed near the macedonian town of Debar to visit relatives in the area and Ccle brate a Muslim Holiday Tan Jug said. Some reportedly sought permanent residence in Yugoslavia where the Standard of living is far higher than in Albania Europe a poorest country. Yugoslav Border guards turned them Back Tun Jug said. Some 20 albanians Cross into Yugoslavia almost daily and hundreds Are reported to have come in the past year. German court upholds Conrad spy conviction Karlsruhe Germany a amps the German supreme court has upheld the High treason conviction of Clyde Lee Conrad who served As a master spy in a cold War espionage ring while serving in the . Army. The court said the Appeal by the former sergeant first class was  Conrad 44, was convicted june 6 in Koblenz and received a life sentence. In releasing its decision the supreme court termed the Conrad Case the a worst spy Case since the second world  he was convicted of providing classified documents to the hungarian and czechoslovak secret services from 1975 through 1985. It has been estimated that he was paid More than 2 million Marks $1.2 million for the information. At the time of the conviction chief judge Ferdinand Schuth labelled Conrad As a Nice cold and said his High treason could have prompted a War. A the had turned Over the defense plans of the West. Knowing the defense plans of the nato forces the Eastern bloc could have been attempted to attack a Schuth said. Conrad was arrested in August 1988 and kept in investigative custody throughout the trial which began Jan. 17, 1990. The former no who entered the military in 1965 and retired in 1985, was last assigned to the 8th inf div in bad Kreuz Nach where he was in charge of a vault loaded with classified documents including secret plans a of the division. After his retirement he lived nearby with his German wife and son. Conradus Case was the first time that a foreign resident living in then West Ger Many had been tried for High  accused As key East German agent Karlsruhe Germany a police have arrested a defense ministry worker and charged him with being one of the most important military spies for former communist East Germany the chief Federal prosecutor said wednesday. More than seven months after the reunification of the two German states Federal authorities Are still rooting out agents of now defunct East Germany. Chief Federal prosecutor Alexander von Stahl said in a statement that the worker a identified Only As Wolf Heinrich p., a 57-year-old defense ministry worker a was an East German agent for More than two decades. German authorities routinely decline to give the last names of alleged criminals. The prosecutor said the suspect who was arrested monday sometimes delivered so much material that the East germans were not Able to assess it All. Von Stahl said the alleged spy handed Over information about weapons development receiving More than $120,000 for his work. / a according to the arrest warrant the accused was one of the most important agents of the ministry for state Security in the military area a von Stahls statement said. The ministry was in charge of spying for East Germany