Pubdate: Fri, 07 Feb 2003
Source: San Antonio Express-News (TX)
Section: Nation & World
Copyright: 2003 San Antonio Express-News
Contact:  http://www.mysanantonio.com/expressnews/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/384
Author: Associated Press

TREASURY'S LIST OF SUSPECTS IN DRUG TRAFFICKING GROWS

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration has identified 137 businesses and 
individuals - all in Spain and Colombia - that the United States suspects 
of acting as fronts for Colombia's Cali drug cartel.

The Treasury Department announced Thursday that its Office of Foreign 
Assets Control has added the names of 59 businesses and 78 people to the 
government's list of suspected narcotics traffickers.

As a result, U.S. banks must block any financial assets found in this 
country and in U.S. territories belonging to those on the list, and 
Americans are barred from doing business with them.

The Treasury office determined that all 137 are linked to the Cali drug 
cartel's international business and financial network operating in Spain 
and Colombia, the department said.

In Spain, the blacklisted businesses include a real estate company, an 
Internet services company and a coffee import-export business, the 
department said.

In Colombia, the companies include pharmaceutical manufacturers and 
distributors, a money-exchange house and real estate companies, the 
department said.
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