Pubdate: Sat, 18 Sep 1999 Source: Reuters Copyright: 1999 Reuters Limited. FRENCH EXPATRIATE FACES DRUG CHARGES IN BRAZIL SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A French expatriate was arrested in Brazil's Amazonian state of Para Saturday and charged with masterminding a Colombian drug-trafficking ring, authorities said. The suspect, identified as Mario Serge, is accused of heading a gang that smuggled cocaine from Colombia to France, said a police officer in Para's capital, Belem. There were no further details about the suspect. Local television network Globo said police found huge quantities of cocaine wrapped in small plastic bags or hidden in food cans at Serge's house in Belem, about 1,863 miles from Sao Paulo. Police could not confirm the details. - --- MAP posted-by: Jo-D