DRUG TRAFFICKING

BOGOTA, Colombia - Active and retired police and army officers working
for one of Colombia's largest cocaine cartels used commercial cargo
planes to ship drugs to the United States, authorities said Tuesday.

U. S. officials, who are seeking the extradition of the seven, said
the case illustrates the reaches of Colombia's notorious drug rings
and the danger posed by corruption among the country's security and
transportation workers. Among those arrested are a retired police
major and captain, a former army lieutenant, two police officers and
an employee of Colombia's national airline, Avianca.