Category: True Crime

A Tale of Two Extraditions: “Dudus” Coke and Luis Posada Carriles

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In the following article, Saul Landau, provides excellent background on Coke, alleged drug kingpin from Jamaica, and Luis Posada Carriles, the perpetual Cuban exile terrorist, making the point quite clearly that, when it comes to extradition, these guys were treated very differently. 

The reason the US will never extradite Posada Carriles or try him in a US court on substantive charges is because he has more damaging information  on the US government than most CIA directors.  Posada has been working for the CIA for over 45 years.  In fact, the Cuban exiles in Miami have always been the US’ “go-to” guys” for the most vile, murderous, regime-changing operations ever conducted by the CIA.  It is assumed that Posada and the US came to an understanding years ago that if the US ever tried to conduct a serious prosecution against him, he would sing like a bird. 

Posada landed on the US’ doorstep in 2004 via a circuitous route of terrorist attacks and…

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Florida Man Tries To Steal An AK-47 In His Pants

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Via Sun Sentinel:

The jokes write themselves, but it was no laughing matter when Marlon Alvarez tried to get away with the rifle.

The owner of a pawn shop said he saw Marlon Alvarez leaving his store with an odd limp, so he stopped the 19-year-old outside and took back the AK-47 rifle he had stuffed in his pants.

The Sun-Sentinel reports Alvarez had prior legal issues involving  guns before moving from New York. He also racked up drug and theft charges in his new home.

“The court was just very concerned about your alleged behavior without even knowing your criminal background,” judge John Hurley commented.

Florida’s assistant state attorney Eric Linder asked Hurley to crack down on Alvarez.

“It’s one thing to try to steal a firearm,” Linder argued. “It’s another thing trying to steal an AK47 and potentially trying to put a stolen firearm out on the street.”

Bond was set at $25,000.