Three Men Charged in Drug & Guns Conspiracy from Colombia to Austria Appear in Jury Box

 

By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell Book
BBC - Guardian UK - Honduras - ESPN

SDNY COURTROOM EXCLUSIVE, Nov 2 -  In the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on November 2, three defendants in a Colombian narco-trafficking case were brought before Judge Gregory H. Woods. Inner City Press was there, the only media in the courtroom.

  Once the defendants were placed in the jury box, each with a US Marshal behind him, the prosecutor said their drugs and weapons conspiracy involved not only Colombia and Ecuador but also Austria; trading of cocaine for weapons including hand grenades were described.

  The three defense lawyers agreed that they would need sixty days or more to review discovery. The next conference was set for February 7, 2023 at 11 am, with the possibility of adjourning if review of discovery in the MDC proves still difficult.

The case is US v. Rodriguez Tapia, 22-cr-532 (Woods)

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