European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 14, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday november 14,1993 . The stars and stripes Page 7colombian cocaine haul. A a. A a i seized near Miami s Airport prom wire reports Washington detectives seized 8,820 pounds of cocaine smuggled from Colombia at a warehouse West of the Miami International Airport the metro Dade police department reported Friday. The estimated wholesale value of the cocaine is $80 million. Its Street value is More than $400 million after an extensive investigation detectives from the narcotics Bureau found the cocaine Friday inside a cargo Container hidden among religious books. The confiscation was the largest seizure by the metro Dade police department. The investigation is ongoing and several arrests Are expected police  Jet skiers held Niagara Falls . Two men on Jet skis were pulled Over by a police boat and arrested of a charge of Riding too close to Niagara Falls. Paul Lamb 29, and Edward Heyde 20, of st. Catharines Ontario were about 300 Yards from the Falls and Well past warning signs along the Niagara River police said. If their motors had failed they could have been swept Over the Falls or sucked into water intakes for a hydroelectric Plant officer James Comfort said. They were charged wednesday with recklessly operating the skis in dangerous rapids. After charges were filed the men were timed Over to Canadian police. A . Court hearing was set for nov. 23. The men could be fined $500.train crash victims listed Kelso Wash. A authorities have identified the five Crew members killed thursday in the head on collision Between two freight trains. The victims on the Burlington Northern freight were Engineer Wayne Kronberger of Bothell and crewmen Kenny Mercer of Puyallup and Larry Brooks of Seattle. The Union Pacific victims were Engineer Mark Poler of Tacoma and crewman Tom Klein of la Center the collision occurred when the southbound Burlington Northern and the northbound Union Pacific collided at 12 35 . Thursday one mile South of Kelso and about 40 Miles North of Portland Ore. The bodies of two victims were located thursday and three bodies were recovered. Friday the Washington state patrol  Man buried alive Toledo Ohio a an autopsy Friday indicated that a Toledo Man whose body was unearthed last week from a shallow grave was buried alive. It Lucas county Coroner James Patrick said Christopher Hammer 22, died from asphyxiation. Patrick ruled the death a homicide. Archie Dixon 20, and Timothy Hoffner 21, both of Toledo have been charged with aggravated murder. Detectives said the suspects the victims former roommates admitted killing Hammer to steal his car and then sell it. The men were arrested one Day after police officials received an Anonymous tip that led officers to the burial site West of Toledo. Dixon and Hoffner Are each being held in lieu of $100,000  item recalled Washington a a quickly a a weight loss product is being recalled because of potentially dangerous amounts of a prescription drug the food and drug administration said Friday. The Agency said people who have been taking. A quickly Quot should Stop and should dispose of what is left or return it to the distributor. Fra tests found that single doses of a a quickly contained a full medical dose of fur Semide a potent diuretic that must be prescribed by a physician. Marketing and Selling fur Semide in a nonprescription drug or weightless product is a violation of Federal Law. Taking fur Semide can Lead to depletion of water and electrolyte from the body blood volume reduction dangerously Low blood pressure and heart complications the Fra said. Side effects include nausea diarrhoea vomiting hearing loss dizziness headache rash and dermatitis. Priest sex officer among 3 charged in Brink s heist Rochester . A a retired police do acc Tive and a priest with links to Northern Ireland were among three men charged Friday in one of the largest heists of an armoured car company in the nations history the Fri said. Thomas of Connor the Rev. Patrick Moloney and Samuel Millar were arrested in connection with the $7.4 million robbery last january of a brinks inc. Armoured car depot Fri agent Paul Moskal said. Raids in new York City on Friday turned up a literal a by hundreds of pounds of . Currency that Moskal said tied the suspects to the heist. He said in a Telephone interview that there was so much Money authorities were unable to count it immediately. Of Connor a 20-year Veteran of the Rochester police department who worked for brinks at the time of the robbery was charged with violating a Federal Law and knowingly receiving possessing or concealing stolen federally insured funds. Moloney a new York City priest and Millar a self employed new York City rest Dent were arrested on the same charges Moskal said. Of Connor was placed in Federal custody after his arraignment. Moloney and Millar were to be arraigned saturday. Authorities had said earlier that two of the robbers were wearing ski masks and that the third was dressed in an armoured car company uniform. At least two robbers entered the brinks depot a Transfer Point for Money collected from area Banks. They subdued the employees and fled with about $7.4 million in Cash. Authorities have refused to say How Many employees were in the depot at the time or How they were subdued. The Rochester Democrat amp chronicle reported at the time that at least one employee was tied up and that others were forced to lie on the floor. With bags Over their Heads. At the time of the Jan. 5 robbery Brink s employees were in a secured area sorting Money for redistribution to Banks and the Federal Reserve police said. The gun. Men took nearly All the paper Money in the depot leaving behind several pallets loaded with change. \ authorities said they immediately began investigating the heist As an inside Job because the robbers appeared to have known there would be Money at the depot at the time. Of Connor who retired from the police Force in 1982, was found about two hours after the robbery at a restaurant about five Miles from the depot. He said he had been abducted by the robbers. He told police the gunmen covered his head with a bag and left him in the restaurant parking lot. He was hospitalized briefly after complaining of Chest pains. An affidavit filed in court in connection with the arrests said of Connor has been Active in no raid or Irish Northern Aid a Relief organization that gives Aid to families of prisoners caught in the strife in Northern Ireland. The group also is widely suspected of funding terrorist activities for the Irish Republican army. Moloney was arrested in 1980 with his brother John when the two allegedly attempted to smuggle weapons into Northern Ireland from the United states the Aff Lda Vit said. Moloney was not prosecuted but his brother was convicted the document said. Happy ending siamese twins Carmen left and Rosa Tacras hug Teddy bears As mends sing a Happy birthday at a party held thursday in new York to celebrate the Sisters first birthday. The identical twins shared reproductive systems and urinary tracts when they were born in Santiago Domin ican Republic. They were separated june 7 at Columbia presbyterian medical Center s babies Hospital in a 10-hour operation and Are expected to return Home within a few months. They have been staying with a . Host family during the operation and recovery. Drug cocktail found in actor Phoenix los Angeles apr the image of River Phoenix As a quiet clean Cut Hollywood actor shattered with autopsy results that revealed he died from a potent mix of cocaine and heroin. Toxicologic tests conducted on Phoenix showed extremely High Levels of the drugs coroners spokesman Scott Carrier said Friday. Phoenix 23, died outside a Sunset Boulevard nightclub oct. 31. The tests on Phoenix also showed marijuana the prescription sedative valium and an Over the counter cold medication. Carrier said. The test said morphine was found in Phoenix a blood. Carrier said heroin shows up As morphine As it is metabolized by the body. Comedian John Belushi died 11 years ago from the same lethal mix. Unlike Belushi who died in 1982, Phoenix did not inject heroin and cocaine in a mixture referred to As a  a there were no Needle Marks a Carrier said. A maybe it was ingested. Maybe it was inhaled. How it was introduced into his body is unknown at this  the coroners office ruled the death accidental. Phoenix spokeswoman Susan Patricola said she hoped the overdose would Send a message. A hopefully its a Wake up Call to the world a she said. A Zuany Good can come from this death it can come from saving someone a  Patricola said the actors reputation As a Dean living vegetarian belied his drug use. A it Wasny to about clean living a she said about Phoenix a lifestyle. A it was about not killing animals not eating or wearing anything that came from an animal. This does no to even play into clean  the sheriffs department said Friday that it had closed its investigation into Phoenix a death outside the Viper room a trendy West Hollywood music club co owned of actor Johnny Depp